IS SHAKESPEARE STILL RELEVANT TODAY? NAME: Danielle LLoyd In secondary schools today we force our children to study Shakespeare from first form through to till fifth form and for those fortunate few also in sixth form. Ironically it is only the famous works that make it unto the syllabus. Plays like Merchant of Venice‚ King Lear‚ Henry the fifth‚ A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream and Macbeth are some of the few Shakespearean works we are exposed to‚ unless we go find others and read. Interestingly
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feminism is still relevant. Most people believe that feminism in no longer relevant because of the nineteenth amendment‚ which granted women the right as men. However‚ there are people that protest that feminism is still very relevant. It is very understandable that feminism was way more concerning in the nineteenth century than it is now. Today’s interpretation of feminism is different than what it was in the nineteenth century. People never assumed that it would come to be what it is today. Due to
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1984 was written more than 60 years ago by an author named George Orwell. This book was very much like today’s society. Some people agree that 1984 is still relevant in today’s society‚ some disagree. 1984 has so many references to today’s society and relates. This book was written many years ago and was a book for analyzing the future. They have three parties‚ the inner‚ outer layer‚ and the proles. They speak in Newspeak‚ and have telescreens and Big Brother watching their every move. Winston
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The reality world is becoming worse day by day‚ so they have fundamental to agree with the idea that utopian society does exist. Maybe in the future and by some ways‚ human will be control by a group of people and that group can be called Committee‚ same way in the book. Although one assume the utopia is possible and that is a perfect world to live‚ but others believe that live the world we live in today is so much better than live in the utopian society from the book. In reality world‚ people can
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individuality. Each person is assigned a job and purpose and they are taught not to question anything. Though it seems like our society is the opposite of that idea and is instead one that encourages individuals to be unique‚ it hasn’t always been like that. I believe that it’s in social constructs that "The Giver" parallels current society. There are still certain social expectations that influence and often dictate an individual’s life. The book was also written for a middle to
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proved that Shakespeare still has a place in modern society? To be relevant or not to be relevant‚ that is the question. It has been over 400 years since Shakespeare wrote his last work and the world continues to reference‚ adapt‚ teach‚ discuss and question the great bard of Stratford upon Avon. Maybe he was incredibly ahead of his time‚ or maybe the world just hasn’t changed for 400 years‚ either way‚ the themes and issues used throughout Shakespeare’s works are still relevant and interesting to today’s
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September‚ 1787. Since the constitution is over two hundred years old‚ is it still relevant to the people of the US today? Although the constitution is way older than the people living in the United States‚ it is still relevant because it has an affect on everyone in the United States each and every day. The constitution is important and still relevant today because without it‚ the United States would not be what it is today. The United States government works because of the constitution and because
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approach‚ providing an actual argument as opposed to basing their argument on mythical‚ unprovable statements. These poets saw the world in a different way than most people at the time and for some‚ like Marvell who wrote politically charged poems‚ these views were ahead of their time‚ and are now relevant or still relevant today. The reason that the poems are still relevant today is that a majority of the poems consist of common problems‚ emotions‚ and urges that mankind faces. John Donne’s "Holy Sonnet
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Shakespeare… Is he Still Really Relevant? Mackenzie Lighton William Shakespeare... Seriously! Why are we still learning about him? Is he still all that relevant? Everyone says that we should leave the past behind and look into the future‚ but don’t you think that’s a bit hard when you’re stuck in class‚ listening to facts about a dead guy and his life‚ who lived 400 years ago! Well‚ it’s my job to convince you otherwise. So why don’t you leave your attitude behind and open your mind to learn a few
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William Shakespeare is still relevant to modern students today as his poetry & particularly his plays‚ they are still among the greatest ever and always will be. His work will always be unmatched in the history of the English language. Even though Shakespeare’s sonnets were written over four-hundred years ago‚ they are still relevant today because all of the ideas and issues that Shakespeare addresses in his sonnets are still relevant to people today. Shakespeare had a very good understanding of
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