Does Shakespeare Really Transcends Time

To be, or not to be- that is the question. This long disputed argument on whether Shakespeare should remain in the high school curriculum involves many assumptions and doubts. Does Shakespeare’s writing really transcends time, or is it so archaic all that students want is respite from this Elizabethan-age torture? Are we honoring the literary prowess or just the man behind the masterpiece? The only way to determine the answer is to look at the students, as it is their education and their opinions that matter. How might one know if something is beneficial? By assessing its worth. As for Shakespeare, there is nothing to lose, and a literary world to gain. In order to accumulate anything, one must understand and appreciate it. If a school fails to teach in an inspiring way, it is failing to cause any kind of influential impact. By exposing students to the best our culture has achieved, they are allowed to firstly enjoy these things, but more importantly to build on to what they are taught. Our goal should be to provide people with the means to invoke their own ideas and opinions, and what better way is there than to introduce them to arguably the greatest English writer that language has ever known? …show more content…
His choices of timeless themes have helped his play to stay relevant no matter what time period the play is being read. The inseparable love between Romeo and Juliet is the theme throughout the entire book. As the main message of this book being "love can conquer all, even death", people in today's society can still relate to this message because they have gone through the same experiences, which is love. Romeo and Juliet has sold millions of copies around the world today. If it isn’t relevant anymore, then why would people still buy