Everybody loves drama. Drama keeps people interested and sucks people in. A good place to start if you want to see an abundance of drama is in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Countless authors have written Shakespeare and whether he should be taught to teenagers. One author, Shelina Zhara Janmohamed, wrote “On Love and War, Iraq Learns From Shakespeare” about how Shakespeare has helped Iraqis and how they connected with Shakespeare. Another author, Stephen Marche wrote “ How Shakespeare Changed Everything” about how Shakespeare had a great impact on the world. A famous actor named Kevin Spacey gave a speech named “Nancy Hanks Lecture On Arts and Public Policy” about how Shakespeare has influenced the arts to become what it is today and has helped many people. It is evident that Shakespeare
Shakespeare is difficult to understand because his writing is considered “old English” and he wrote more than 400 years ago, however students can benefit greatly by learning the Shakespearian language. According to Petri’s article, “To make it through his works, high schoolers are forced to consult books like No Fear Shakespeare, which drains all the poetry out in hopes of making it moderately comprehensible.” Learning the Shakespearian language will keep teenagers connected to others around the world. The Shakespearian language used in Romeo and Juliet may be complicated to understand at first, but learning it will give teens a considerable advantage.
Lastly, Shakespeare should clearly be included in the 9th grade curriculum. Not only are his plays globally significant, but teenagers can also relate to his characters and they help teens understand the truth about life. Despite some people finding it difficult to understand, it will benefit them to learn the Shakespearian language. Talk to teens around you and ask them how they feel about
Shakespeare’s language is so different from the slang teens use today so by reading his plays, it can improve teens’ speaking abilities. If teens were to read Shakespeare’s plays, it could expand their vocabulary and they would use more academic
How Shakespeare Develops Tragedy in Romeo and Juliet In this scene Juliet is faced by a dilemma, should she stay married to her rebellious husband or should she get married to the true gentleman County Paris? Her parents threaten to disown her if she does not marry Paris; in this situation Juliet grows as a person and becomes more mature as how to handle her problems. This scene opens with Romeo and Juliet talking in bed, the morning after there wedding night. Juliet is trying to convince Romeo not to go because she thinks it is still night.
this scene and the end of Act 1 Scene 4. The last scene ended on a
Someone once said, "All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion, not reason that motivates characters in literature." This means that all literature is an expression of emotion and it is the emotion that is the main character, and often the setting and theme as well. It is not the reasoning within the story that draws you in, but rather how the story deals with the emotions we all have felt. It provides us with a possible scenario of the impact of focusing only on emotion and losing focus on reason. The power of emotion driving literary characters to see their emotions through, make us wish we could feel so strongly about something or someone and the way we would all like to think we would see our emotions through. Atticus Finch, from the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, and Romeo Montague from Shakespeare's drama, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, both are driven only by their emotions. Both are so driven to see their powerful emotions, no matter what might happen to them, that their emotion and the opposite emotions of everyone else around them becomes the main character, setting and theme in these stories. You are drawn in to the emotion by asking would I have the courage to stand up to my home town full of racism to seek justice for a black person as Atticus did in To Kill A Mockingbird? Could I be so in love, as Romeo was, that I would be willing to give up everything I had, my family, my position in society, even my own life, for the love of another person?
William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays in his life, with his best and most famous being Romeo and Juliet. This play is over 450 years old and since then has been made into a movie over 25 times and performed all around the world. Through the wide variety of themes, Romeo and Juliet still appeals to teenagers in the 21st century. Adolescents can still relate to 3 themes in Romeo and Juliet: relationships, parental control, and bullying, which applies to teenagers in the 16th century and the 21st century.
For as long as people today can remember there has always been Shakespeare in the classroom. Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights of all time and deserves to be presented as so, however his work is very old and as times have changed so has English. Teens don’t understand his work and struggle through these units in school. The least that should be done is changing a few allusions for an easier and deeper understanding for young minds. Teachers always talk about giving their students the tools that they need to succeed and this update is one of those necessary tools. In the words of Sir Winston Churchill, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change
Do you think Shakespeare should be taught in schools? If you say no, then let me tell you why you are wrong; most people believe that Shakespeare shouldn't be taught because it’s hard to comprehend or that doesn't relate to us, the readers. But in reality, it gives us a new perspective on how people must have lived back then or on how they responded to situations that we might never have to go through in our lives. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, we are introduced to two young adults that are enemies but they fall in love to show that love is blind and that is true love might exist ( even though they moved on from their previous crushes, Rosaline and Paris ) , this gives me the first situation I want to talk about, which is the problems teenagers or people in general have to deal with and those are love and relationships or commitment . People who say that it doesn't relate to us, please let me explain why it wrong; first, everyone, who has been in a relationship will know that relationship aren't always perfect because you will have problem, arguments, and obstacles.
Finally, it is fun to study drama. It is fun to dramatise and dress up and fall over dead behind improvised curtains and fence with blackboard pointers and cook up a witches brew and come to school with a spade over your shoulder for the Graveyard Scene. It is fun, and while all the fun is being enjoyed an incredible amount of language is pouring into these students' heads, through listening, reading, watching videos and learning lines off by heart.
In September of 2008, Professor Michael Mack gave a speech to college freshmen at the Catholic university of America about his opinions on the importance of reading Shakespeare. Mack forges an effective argument that though reading Shakespeare is troublesome, it is well worth the effort through his use of counterclaims and rhetorical devices.
To conclude, reading the plays of Shakespeare is not only about an entertainment, there is more about learning manhood and the importance of the role that morality plays in everyday life. That is the reason of Shakespeare’s plays are so popular because through his work, he illustrates that: life is a play, which is performed on the earth stage, and his world stage will continue influences the past, modern and further.
As students we can concur with you that the works of Shakespeare are some of the most challenging that we are obliged to study in school. He does not seem to use English at all and his works are almost always lengthy and tragic. However, you can benefit from reading and understanding his writings. The fact that you as a student dislike Shakespearean Literature is something that we are well aware of. As you get more involved in reading his works though, you will be able to developed sharpened comprehension skills, better understanding his style of writing and you feel a sense of fulfillment.
The vial brushes fingertips, one snatching the glass bottle. Contained within the crystal clear barrier dances the liquid with the property of fleeting death, and enchants two naïve lovers to an early parting in "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. Two star crossed lovers take the stage, bound by their endless love but separated by the ancient hate of their two families. In desperate endeavors to be able to spend their days together, terrible communication distorts their arrangements, and the horror of living without the other ends the lives of Romeo and Juliet. The characters of this play all contribute to the deaths of the two young lovers. Amongst the characters, Friar Laurence stands as the most to blame for the deaths of Juliet and her Romeo because of the secret the Friar keeps, his knowledge of the inevitable, and the encouragement and plotting of pitiable decisions.
In today’s world the quality of the art form called writing is said to be somewhat diminishing, it is important for English literature to keep some studies of classic literature, such as Shakespeare. I think well rounded education must have a strong foundation in both modern and classical literature, for the foundation in classical literature, an in-depth study of Shakespeare’s works would be more than sufficient. Not only was Shakespeare so skilled in his writing that he has become a significant point in the history of literature, but a majority of his works were written on such basic human themes that they will last for all time and must not be forgotten.
William Shakespeare has written many plays teenagers all over the world still read today. In one of his plays, two teenagers fall in love at first sight but are held back by their families. Romeo and Juliet can be inappropriate for ninth grade students but, should be read because it can further expand students understanding into the English language, teach not just teenagers important morals from it, and relate to how teenagers thought back then.
Shakespeare’s plays were written in the 14th and 15th century in England, yet until this day it still has a huge influence on American English class. Why? Well because Shakespeare has a universal appeal with a rich language, complex characters with a theme that is timeless. Shakespeare should be taught more, one play per semester because it is part of American literature culture, it challenges students reading levels and as it expands students vocabulary and enriches their speaking. Shakespeare plays are relevant today as the themes of the plays involved what teenagers like and experience such as love, betrayal, courage,politics and corruption.The themes can be set in such basic forms that the plays are universal and timeless, it can set in