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Is William Shakespeare's still relevant today for the 9th grade curriculum? Should we still study William Shakespeare's ? Shakespeare is still relevant today because his plays and characters portray issues that affect all humans. I think we still should study William Shakespeare because it would be good for students to learn about him and study his plays. It's would be also good for them to act out the plays himself. In the article “On the bard's birthday is Shakespeare still relevant” they…

My vision for our production of a Midsummer Night’s Dream involves us coming together in a unique way to convey my central notion of how society can dictate one’s perspective on life. Shakespeare, the most influential playwright of his time, expressed so many ideas and themes in his plays, and we must do him justice by conveying them to the best of our ability. The specific theme we will be aiming to convey is the class relations between the Athenians and the Mechanicals, which relates to our…

strong and lively family around him. The people of Rome even trust him with taking leadership after the untimely death of the Emperor of Rome. Initially, Titus is a very sympathetic character. However almost immediately the readers are greeted with the first major notch against him. Titus’ son is killed in the conflict and as part of Roman customs, making a ritual sacrifice necessary. Tamora, the captured Queen of the Goths, is forced to lose her eldest son to the ritual. This sets the stage for…

Of the considerable number of truths about Shakespeare, one of the most bizarre of all is that, despite the fact that he is viewed as the finest essayist of the English Language that there has ever been, Shakespeare didn't really compose every one of the expressions of some of his plays. Truth be told, a few individuals say that William Shakespeare didn't compose any of his works at all and that William Shakespeare was just a pseudonym that was utilized by some different scholars of his time.…

Shakespeare has been acclaimed for being one of the most outstanding writers in the English language. His memorable word choice added a specific flavor to his work. His unique style made him wildly successful from his time to present day. The tools he used gave the readers inside looks on the characters and made the stories even more captivating. One of the tools Shakespeare is famous for is the use of witty double entendres. In many pieces of his work, he used these to add a sort of…

Shakespeare- Did He Really Write Them All? Little is known about the world-famous playwright William Shakespeare, whose works remain the towering greatness of English literature, centuries after his death. Shakespeare’s plays provided the people of his time as an escape from the monotonous events of day to day life, involving universal themes that are still relevant to audiences today. However, his life is still clouded with mystery and it wasn't until over two centuries later that people began…

In every performance, there is a combination of play and ritual within it. The performance does not have to be scripted or serious it can be a simple children’s game of hide and seek but still has the two concepts. Richard Schechner explains how “performance is ritualized behaviour performed by play“(Schechner and Brady, 2013: 52). This essay will explore the two concepts, what they mean and the differences and similarities between them. The play Twelve Angry Men will then be analysed through…

If there’s anything Shakespeare knows how to do, it’s a good tragedy. His disastrous tales, such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth”, have resonated with audiences for hundreds of years and continue to be a source of insight into human nature. Two of his villains, Iago from “Othello” and Richard III from “Richard III”, serve as great examples of why his plays are still famous today. Despite the differences in motives and outcomes of these villains, both are used to warn the audience of the…

One of the greatest playwrights of all time was William Shakespeare. He, like many famous individuals, was not terribly popular when he lived. He wrote more than 30 plays and did many other works as well. The plays he wrote captivated the audience, and told story's like no other. He built his own theater, and used the money he got from it, to buy his family the second largest estate in Stratford. His fame mostly came after he had died. In the 19th century, adoration for Shakespeare was at its…

William Shakespeare in the play, King Lear, demonstrates that evildoers will receive just punishment. Shakespeare employs a storm motif which exposes, adjudicates, and avenges in order to reinforce the theme of justice. Metaphoric storms expose the true motives of King Lear’s retinue. Upon Kent’s questioning of Lear’s dearth of men, the Fool states, “That sir which serves and seeks for gain, / And follows but for form, / Will pack when it begins to rain / And leave thee in the storm” (55). The…