The answer is absolutely nothing. William Shakespeare and, most importantly, Macbeth can be credited for the ever-growing advancement of our everyday language. Macbeth references are made daily and can be seen often, and they are primarily used without someone knowing that they’re even referencing Shakespeare. For example, without Macbeth,one of the most popular ice breakers and natural tension easers wouldn’t exist. Shakespeare is widely known as being the godfather of knock- knock jokes and it is derived from Macbeth. There’s no way of exactly knowing whether Shakespeare intended to start a trend of comedic humor once he added the porter to the play, but with the use of the three short words “knock-knock-knock,” the future of joke telling had been forever changed. The porter drunkenly says,”Knock, knock, knock! Who’s there, i' th' name
The answer is absolutely nothing. William Shakespeare and, most importantly, Macbeth can be credited for the ever-growing advancement of our everyday language. Macbeth references are made daily and can be seen often, and they are primarily used without someone knowing that they’re even referencing Shakespeare. For example, without Macbeth,one of the most popular ice breakers and natural tension easers wouldn’t exist. Shakespeare is widely known as being the godfather of knock- knock jokes and it is derived from Macbeth. There’s no way of exactly knowing whether Shakespeare intended to start a trend of comedic humor once he added the porter to the play, but with the use of the three short words “knock-knock-knock,” the future of joke telling had been forever changed. The porter drunkenly says,”Knock, knock, knock! Who’s there, i' th' name