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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The question many people today ask is‚ “Are William Shakespeare’s plays still relevant today?” The answer to that question is yes. One of the main reasons that William Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today is because they show that things that were problems back then‚ are also problems in today’s times. Some examples of that are‚ how people sometimes make poor decisions when in love‚ how a relationship can cause conflict‚ and finally‚ how love still forms no matter the obstacle. The first
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Karlee Mello Is Shakespeare Still Relevant Today? “Oh‚ what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!— The courtier’s‚ soldier’s‚ scholar’s‚ eye‚ tongue‚ sword‚ Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state‚ The glass of fashion and the mould of form‚ Th’ observed of all observers‚ quite‚ quite down! And I‚ of ladies most deject and wretched‚ That sucked the honey of his music vows‚ Now see that noble and most sovereign reason Like sweet bells jangled‚ out of tune and harsh; That unmatched form and feature
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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
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meaning. I believe Shakespeare is relevant today because it is universal and realistic in the sense that anyone can relate to at least one thing from the play‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ and the writing is understandable. The writing may be difficult because it is poetry‚ but there is a lot of meaning in just one sentence of the writing. I know that everything in the play is relatable from love to brother relationships and rumors. All this means is that Shakespeare is relevant today since people enjoy
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Hamlet is one of many stories that Shakespeare wrote that plays a major role in society today. Hamlet’s play is a great example of corruption in the government‚ friends and family that can be hidden for so long without people knowing. Hamlet also shows us the what happen when we try and get revenge and how it can backfire on us when we least expect it and it can go so far as death. Hamlet is an example of how the play is an influence on us is when people like to test others to see their reaction
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are the facts of life.” This is relevant today because of the racial inequality in the world. Another way TKAM is relevant today is the amount of poverty in the book. In chapter 2 Miss Caroline finds out Walter Cunningham doesn’t have money for lunch‚ Miss Caroline then offers him twenty-five cents for lunch. After he refuses many times Scout says “Walter Cunningham was sitting there lying his head off. He didn’t forget his lunch‚ he didn’t have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow
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Is class still relevant in Australia? To facilitate this question‚ the readings of Karl Marx‚ Fredrick Engels‚ Max Weber‚ Helen Marshall‚ R.W. Connell and T.H. Irving will be considered. Connell & Irving (1992) identify ‘class structure’ in Australia with the ‘ruling class’ owning property/business‚ and the ‘working class’ in the way of labourers whom ‘act together in resistance to the capitalists’. This is relevant today in Australia with the privileged having majority of the power and wealth
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“Othello” still relevant in today’s audiences? “When you begin a journey of revenge‚ start by digging two graves: one for your enemy‚ and one for yourself.” – Jodi Picoult. Othello is a very well-known Shakespearian text and is still relevant to today’s audiences. The themes in “Othello” are still applicable to today’s many audiences; Betrayal is a key theme presented in Othello‚ and is also still relevant to today’s audiences
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Shakespeare and Today Essay The Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth‚ though written over 400 years ago‚ still has relevance to today’s modern society. These are connected through the issues in the text such as the idea of revenge and the theme of appearance vs reality‚ the conventions of tragedy seen through Macbeth‚ context‚ language techniques‚ dramatic techniques and characterisation. Revenge‚ a theme which occurs frequently throughout Macbeth‚ creates a connection between Shakespeare’s era several
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