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    Shakespeare’s Relevance Despite the fact of Shakespeare coming from the 16th century and being titled outdated by some critics‚ he also paved the way for many other writers‚ directors‚ artists‚ and all types of creators worldwide. The majority of opposing opinionists would argue that Shakespeare has no place in modern times because of the outmoded language used in his poems and plays‚ plus his easily solvable plots‚ only if used in today’s setting. I disagree with both and consider his work timeless

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    Shakespeare Sonnet 17 Analysis M. Malahi 10/24/11 English Honors “Who will believe my verse in time to come”‚ Shakespeare is already setting a disparaging yet urgent tone. “If it were fill’d with your most high deserts?”‚ he is worried that in the future no one believes his poetry if he writes what he truly sees and feels of his subject. Shakespeare is concerned that he needs to get his point across using whatever means he must to insure belief in his work and future generations of

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    young; all these people could quote or misquote Shakespeare. What mattered is that they quoted Shakespeare" Dr.Tom Odhiambo‚ author of "To quote Shakespeare used to be a mark of proper education". Most teachers in this era prefer to teach the Bard‚ while others do not. I believe that teachers should be required to read the plays of Williams Shakespeare because of the fact that they could tell others they have had the opportunity to read a Shakespeare play‚ so they could give themselves a higher level

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    William Shakespeare was an English poet who is considered to be the greatest dramatist of all time. During the 1500s and early 1600s in the United Kingdom‚ Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. However‚ for nearly two centuries people have been questioning the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. Oddly enough‚ the first time anyone suggested Shakespeare might not be the author of his work was a joke. In 1848‚ a Lutheran scholar named Samuel Schmucker compared academic efforts to cast doubt upon

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    Shakespeare life & works 1.William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. His father was a glover by trade‚ but he also experimented with farming. The family owned a farm called the Asbies‚ which Mary Arden-Shakespeare had brought to the marriage. Shakespeare was most likely educated at the Stratford free grammar school. He likely apprenticed at the age of thirteen when the family’s financial situation was going downhill. He married Anne Hathaway in November of 1582

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    Many people wonder if Shakespeare is still relevant in the 21st century. Think about this: the issues Shakespeare wrote about were issues that many people have to face in their lifetime and have remained unchanged. His themes are also timeless themes which means they will never go out of date they will be relevant forever. Shakespeare‚ therefore‚ is still very relevant and should be continued to be taught in high school. Shakespeare’s themes in his play are timeless‚ themes such as love‚ friendship

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    Explore the ways Shakespeare and Dickens present human weakness in the texts you have studied. In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare presents human weakness through the characters. At the start of the play Shakespeare presents the theme of love‚ which is shown through the character Romeo. Romeo is portrayed as a confused boy yearning for Rosaline’s love. His unrequited love clouds his mind and his judgment. However‚ later on‚ when Romeo becomes devoted to Juliet he becomes more of a man. This

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    Literacy has come a long way since Shakespeare’s writing. Shakespeare writing is very controversial on whether or not it should still be taught in High School. Although some people dislike Shakespeare‚ his writing should still be taught in High School. Shakespeare plays are still relevant today and although some people believe that Shakespeare should not be taught in the curriculum others think that it should still be taught because of its relevancy. One reason that his plays are still very relevant

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    this person. No poem nor song nor person could explain the feelings or love for that person. In Sonnet 130‚ Shakespeare wrote a sonnet about the person he loves and this love compares to no other. In most sonnets he has written he has compared beauty to the most beautiful things but this sonnet is different. He talks about her beauty but contrasted it from things that were beautiful. Shakespeare uses a critical and crucial tone to suggest that love oversees all flaws and that they do not matter when

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    paper about Shakespeare Hoon‚ Lee Shakespeare was affected by his society between 1500-1600 and his writing shows how he lived and events at that time. Shakespeare wrote about his century in his poems‚ plays‚ and other fictions. It shows that he was a great writer at that time and until now. Shakespeare’s past effects his writing as well as impacts our society today. His most famous work is Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s writing was effected by his past. William Shakespeare was born

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