Shakespeare Writes About Issues That Are Still Relevant Today
Shakespeare writes about issues that are still relevant today
Shakespeare writes about issues that are still relevant today because his themes are universal, his plays have been updated and remade and there are various schools of thought who argue about his plays. His universal themes of vaulting and corrupting ambition, a reliance on superstition and gender tell us that the play Macbeth explored themes that are still seen in today’s society. The updated and remade film versions of Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth) and Macbeth (BBC’s Shakespeare’s Retold Series) tell us that people still enjoy watching the issues in Macbeth. And the various schools of thought Psychoanalytical, Feminist, and Marxism tell us that people still care about Macbeth as they argue about the issues.
Shakespeare writes about themes that are still relevant today because his theme of vaulting and corrupting ambition is seen so often in the media and politics. In Macbeth this theme is seen when Macbeth’s ambition to become king leads him to mercilessly kill Duncan. Macbeth was typically of good nature, but his ambition led him to do evil deeds and eventually to his downfall. A recent example in modern politics is Peter Costello. In 2006 Peter Costello leaked information that John Howard would be retiring soon and would hand the prime ministership to him. But John Howard replied by saying to the Australian public that he is not planning to retire and is not going to hand over the prime ministership to Peter. Peter was then shamed by the media. Peter Costello’s over ambition to become prime minister led him to his downfall. In the play the line “I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself” (Act 1, Scene 4), shows us that this theme was one that Shakespeare wished to communicate with his audience. Therefore through the theme of vaulting ambition it can be seen that Shakespeare is still significant to people in modern day
Shakespeare writes about issues that are still relevant today because his themes are universal, his plays have been updated and remade and there are various schools of thought who argue about his plays. His universal themes of vaulting and corrupting ambition, a reliance on superstition and gender tell us that the play Macbeth explored themes that are still seen in today’s society. The updated and remade film versions of Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth) and Macbeth (BBC’s Shakespeare’s Retold Series) tell us that people still enjoy watching the issues in Macbeth. And the various schools of thought Psychoanalytical, Feminist, and Marxism tell us that people still care about Macbeth as they argue about the issues.
Shakespeare writes about themes that are still relevant today because his theme of vaulting and corrupting ambition is seen so often in the media and politics. In Macbeth this theme is seen when Macbeth’s ambition to become king leads him to mercilessly kill Duncan. Macbeth was typically of good nature, but his ambition led him to do evil deeds and eventually to his downfall. A recent example in modern politics is Peter Costello. In 2006 Peter Costello leaked information that John Howard would be retiring soon and would hand the prime ministership to him. But John Howard replied by saying to the Australian public that he is not planning to retire and is not going to hand over the prime ministership to Peter. Peter was then shamed by the media. Peter Costello’s over ambition to become prime minister led him to his downfall. In the play the line “I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself” (Act 1, Scene 4), shows us that this theme was one that Shakespeare wished to communicate with his audience. Therefore through the theme of vaulting ambition it can be seen that Shakespeare is still significant to people in modern day
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