Why Is Shakespeare Relevant

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While many think that shakespeare is not relevant because he is old and is to hard for newer generations to read, Shakespeare is also relevant because his writing is relatable for many teenagers with the way Romeo and Juliet disobey their families.

Many say that Shakespeare is hard to relate to in this period of time but he actually isn’t because you can read the story and elaborate or look up what he is trying to say in the story at this point in time. In his strong, bold story he is telling us about how he sees teenagers in his time and it’s pretty accurate. Also, he is very accurate to how us teenagers are in today’s time. According to Stephen Marche “from How Shakespeare Changed Everything”,“People like to watch dumb kids act if they are in love He is saying many people who go to the movies or in general to a play they
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Shakespeare was written over 400 years ago, so Robshaw says,” Even the key selling point that many Shakespearisms have entered common usage is gradually losing its force as the years go by.(401)” Since Shakespeare is so old many in this time who like Shakespeare think it’s old too. There is just nothing new and exciting about the play or story.

Many believe Shakespeare is not relevant because he is old and is to hard for newer generations to read, but he can also teach young teenagers life lessons. Shakespeare can have us teenagers relate to how Romeo and Juliet felt, the anger of not having their parents understanding them. Shakespeare is relevant because he can change the way we feel and have us believe that there is love that really is

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