The term “William Shakespeare” never fails to stimulate the mentality of an individual, whether he be a professional intellectual or an ordinary human being. Some instantaneously cringe at the superfluous, convoluted early English associated with this name while others are rapturously reminded of the eloquent tales and conquests that are infinitely branded with his name. And, indeed, behind this powerful name exists a powerful man: the English-born William Shakespeare. However, in order to truly understand the nature of a man, one must first endeavor to contemplate his history, his character, and precisely what rendered him magnificent. Incontestably, it was Shakespeare’s origin, his character, his facility and his very transformation of the …show more content…
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, and being the third of eight children, a young Shakespeare attended a local grammar school whose curriculum accentuated such rudiments as the arts of rhetoric and Roman comedy, nurturing a fledgling interest in the matters of eloquent composition. After marrying a woman of superior age, and administering the nativity of three children (now 28 years from his own birth), Shakespeare inaugurated his bountiful career as a composer of theater in London, where the firsts of his glorified plays were publically performed, including the famed Henry VI Series, Richard III, and The Comedy of Errors. Upon procuring an unprecedented basket of public and intellectual blandishment, Shakespeare continued to advance his career as an English playwright (even serving Queen Elizabeth at one point), establishing his throne in history as perhaps the most prolific and adroit English author of all …show more content…
The classic principles in his “tale of two lovers” has hardly been forgotten, even after 4 centuries from its original publication, as the story of Romeo and Juliet pervades contemporary society with its warnings against the blindingness of love. Indeed, Shakespearean stories like Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello continue to be exultingly acknowledged by both the public and intellectual communities in modern society, recognizing the profound and tragic themes of these tales and the deeper eloquence that underlies them. Even his poetry was able to quake the world of composition, as his superb formulas of metaphors, hyperboles, and similes in conjunction with his implementation of eminent imagery pours forth from the pages of his poems, including such famed masterpieces as “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” and “All the World’s a Stage”. But, one might inquire, “What, exactly, made these literary artifacts so ‘great’?” and “How was Shakespeare able to transform the soul of English so effectually?” Indisputably, it was Shakespeare’s intricate control of the English language, his keen silver tongue, that rendered his works so unforgettable in the sphere of composition by, in the words of Amanda Mabillard, “changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives,