Shakespeare Human Condition Essay

Shakespeare is one of the most influential playwrights of the 1500’s. But not just the 1500’s. Shakespeare is one of the most influential playwrights ever. From Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Shakespeare's plays include many examples of the modern human condition and also include a plethora of words and phrases that no one had even thought of! When he could not think of a word or phrase, he made up a word or phrase. These words and phrases are used for a reason, one just has to find out why. Shakespeare’s plays and works of art should be studied in school because of their examples of the modern human condition and for their use of words in a sense that no one had heard before. Shakespeare’s words and plays have been around longer than the United States Constitution; a little more than 400 years. Students in this era are encouraged to study history, and Shakespeare's works are also included in these works. His words and phrases are so prominent in everyday use, it is important to learn where they came from. In an interview with David Tennant and Steven
Shakespeare has oodles of works relating to the modern condition, one of which relating to insecurities. “When the general Othello, who has lived a life full of valor and who has had experiences far beyond and far greater than those of his men, still falls victim to Iago’s head games for no other reason than that he is different, another, and can’t quite forget that no matter his accomplishments, we empathize precisely because we’ve been there. Most of us have felt insecurities…”(Strauss). This modern human condition is one of many Shakespeare emphasized in his works of literature. The modern human condition is one of the things Shakespeare did well, along with his new phrases and words. Combining