William Shakespeare is often called the greatest English writer of all time. For this reason‚ many students and educators feel that his work should be taught in high school. However‚ some argue that Shakespeare is better left for college or for reading done outside of school. Critics of Shakespeare in school list several reasons to exclude his work. First‚ his plays contain an inappropriate level of violence. For example‚ Hamlet features eight deaths‚ including drowning‚ stabbing‚ and beheading.
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Shakespeare should not be taught in South African schools “To be‚ or not to be : that is the question :” To be taught in South African schools‚ or not to be … I say‚ TO BE ! Shakespeare provide us with deep insight in human behaviour by using poetry to express human behaviour in a personal‚ group based and universal situation. Thorough knowledge of his work can only be favourable to success for all students that study some of his marvellous work in South African schools as well as across the world
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Shakespeare. A word that strikes eye-rolling boredom in the average adult and schoolchild. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest literacy geniuses that ever lived‚ but many teacher’s‚ parents‚ and students have the same question‚ should we be reading Shakespeare in school? Firstly‚ I will highlight how inappropriate Shakespeare’s plays are for young audiences. Take Romeo and Juliet for example‚ This play is a non-realistic tragedy‚ which at times seems like a comedy or true love story. Where
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“To be or not to be? That is the Question” ( Shakespeare). Should Shakespeare be taught in school curriculums or not? There are numerous reasons to keep Shakespeare in the school curriculum and plenty of other reasons to give him the boot. Shakespeare was an English playwright‚ poet‚ and actor. He lived from 1564- 1616. His work is still well known today‚ even after 450 years. Shakespeare has written 38 plays‚ poems‚ and sonnets. His works have been translated into 75 different languages‚
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Why does Shakespeare continue to be included on the teaching lists for schools worldwide? Shakespeare’s language has shaped the way the generations after him speak and use their language. The large vocabulary shows people how to use their language better. Many phrases that we use today come from Shakespeare and his writings‚ they give richness to our language. If school students didn’t study Shakespeare’s works‚ then they would be lost for future generations‚ people wouldn’t know where our language
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To start off should Shakespeare be taught in the 9th grade curriculum? Some would consider him one of the greatest english playwright and poet‚ who work has been translated into 75 languages. In my opinion Shakespeare should not be taught in the 9th grade curriculum because he is hard to understand. His plays were meant to be for entertainment‚ and is he academically necessary for today’s modern teens. First Shakespeare is hard to understand. “The trouble today is that school children don’t get it
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Should or should not Shakespeare be taught in 9th grade curriculum? People have different opinions on if it should or should not be taught. A few reasons it should be taught is because Shakespeare presents universal truths‚ one can learn new vocabulary‚ and Shakespeare is entertaining. To begin with‚ Shakespeare presents universal truths. Universal truths are truths that the whole world can understand and relate to. “His plays still tell the truth boiled down to their essences” (Petri 374). Shakespeare’s
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Shakespeare one of the most renown English writers in the world. Discussions over the years have been going around whether students should still study Shakespeare. This paper states that we should not study Shakespeare because the dialect is confusing due to the change of dialect‚ the content is irrelevant to present society‚ and because it impedes the development of modern literature skills. Dialect: Teenagers have a hard enough time understanding English normally so teachers should stop teaching
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"...School leavers‚ the working‚ school dropouts‚ the old and 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
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Should Shakespeare be taught in high school? What a dumb question to ask to a group of sophomores. The highest response will be a resounding No. The students see the work they would not have to do if Shakespeare was not a portion of the current curriculum. But then again‚ most students would get rid of 90 percent of the subject and material being taught if they could get away with it. Even with the matter they are presently learning having been dumbbed down to ensure a higher level of students pass
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