Shakespeare Vs America

Even through all the differences there are between modern America and Shakespeare's time, his plays are still being performed today. Some of those differences include the differing rights of women, sanitation, and special effects. However, they are also similar in many ways. Some of those similarities include the violence in the world and music. Shakespeare wrote many of his plays based on his surroundings, so by understanding how his world compares to ours, we can better understand Shakespeare's life.
One difference between our world and Shakespeare's world was the rights of women. In Shakespeare's time, women weren't even allowed to act in plays. The movie "Shakespeare in the Classroom" clearly demonstrates this point. Women could not act and otherwise had very few rights. Today, however, women and men are completely equal in rights and …show more content…
In our world, violence is constantly addressed in movies, books, video games, or other media. In Shakespeare's world, they also used violence for entertainment. However, they did go a little far in their entertainment. Some of it could include a beheading... that they would watch for fun. In the article, "Shakespearean Snapshots," on the website www.bard.org, it explains this point. "Severed heads decayed on city walls." It was definitely not an extremely fun place to be.
Another similarity would be music. Music is a very important part of our day, as it was in Shakespeare's. In the article "A Nest of Singing Birds," on the website www.bard.org, it states, "Musical development was part of the intellectual and social movement that influenced all England during the Tudor Age." Musicals were very big back then, just as they are today. Singing was found in almost every play, just the same as the plays today. Instruments were played in great variety. Music was extremely important socially for Shakespeare's people. It is no different than music