Let it be, let it be: let Shakespeare be Trakhman (2012), Thornsbury (2017) and Coons (2013) identify that some people argue that “Shakespeare” is too difficult for most high school learners due to the dialogue being confusing, and that some of the stories are unnecessarily vulgar. Somersett (2016) identify that others argue that Shakespeare is irrelevant in the 21st century. Some people, especially young learners, consider the study of Shakespearean plays to be an old fashioned, outdated idea that bears little relevance to their own lives. The language can appear almost foreign, and initial readings can leave the learners feeling confused and unsure of what is actually being said (Somersett, 2016). Consequently, many high school English …show more content…
“It’s Greek to me,” “green-eyed jealousy,” “stood on ceremony,” “tongue-tied,” “hoodwinked” or “in a pickle”). Shakespeare’s influence on the English language runs deep. Shakespeare is often identified in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) — the definitive record of the English language – as the sole user or first user of a word or phrase. The more of Shakespeare’s words one looks up, the more one discovers that, time after time, according to the OED, he turns out to have used language in wholly individual ways or, more often, to have originated usages that subsequently became established in the language (Boston, 2016; Smith, 2015). Furthermore, Thornsbury (2017) and Jamieson (2018) explain that Shakespeare created much of the English language that people know and use today. It is said that Shakespeare can be credited for making over 1,700 common words that people probably unknowingly use every day. He often did this by changing the grammatical form of many words and making them mean something slightly different (he changed nouns into verbs, changed verbs into adjectives, connected words never before used together, and added prefixes and suffixes), but he also is known for devising some original words by himself as well (Thorsbury, 2017; Jamieson, 2018). Thereupon, the plays Shakespeare has written give learners a better understanding of the original English language before it was manipulated by the later centuries (Thornsbury,
Shakespeare reveals a different face, cultures and people at different times said Bruce Smith, Dean’s Professor of English and theater at USC. Shakespeare influence the world, topics range from language and reception. Shakespeare’s plays and poems works in popular culture due to new media and advertising, film, religion and arts. Shakespeare’s influence on the English language runs deep. If you have said or heard “It’s Greek to me,” you suffered from “green-eyed jealousy,” or your been “tongue-tied,” its Shakespeare’s.
Nate Searle P#1 11/8/16 Shakespeare lived hundreds of years ago why are we still using his words. Well he happens to be the best play writer even to this day. In his time, he wasn't actually the best he was down the list of play writes. We still use his words today, like the plays Romeo and Juliet and plays like that.
A Man Can Read Shakespeare But Once Is it even important to read Shakespeare anymore? By Isaac Irving Staring at a board, filled with a plethora of words unknown and strange, similar to a foreign language class, many people throughout their schooling life learn to resent and even despise reading the works of William Shakespeare, but what reasons are there to read Shakespeare in this modern day and age?
He introduced over two thousand words to the English language. Shakespeare was involved in thirty seven plays and one hundred fifty-four sonnets.
To the Dripping Springs Independent School District School Board: For centuries, Shakespeare has been part of school’s curriculums to enrich students understanding of the English language. However, in recent years schools have been taking shakespeare out of their curriculum, but DSISD has decided to keep shakespeare because of the similarity of Shakespeare and life today and also the enrichment of the English language. To prove that Shakespeare is still relevant by making of a remake set in modern times showing that Shakespeare can be adapted into a modern setting. Our play displays Shakespeare’s relativity in multiple ways.
Should Shakespeare be taught ? Do you think Shakespeare be taught in school? Shakespeare should not be taught in 9th grade. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet should not be included in the ninth grade curriculum because it is very hard to understand and not many students may like his plays.
While using the play, The Tempst, I had a better understanding of Shakespeare words. Shakespeare
The words of shakespeare Did you know that Shakespeare is credited with an introduction of nearly 3,000 words to the language. Shakespeare coined many words and phrases and was a great writer of the English language. He was well educated and used a greatly advanced vocabulary in his works. He was ahead of his time in the development of vocabulary and grammatical uses. Many of his words that he coined are still used today and are a very crucial part of the English language.
I believe Shakespeare should not be taught in 9th grade because it is far too complex for a fourteen or fifteen year old to understand. Shakespeare uses language that is far too inapropiate for a teenager to be hearing. Shakespeare uses language that is very controversial and teachers should not expect a freshman in high school to understand something so complex like Shakespeare. He talks about topics like gun violence, racism, and freedom.
The styles of acting and staging plays have changed over the years. Shakespeare’s plays have been very successful. “His plays have been translated into almost every language and are still being performed all around the world (62). They have been inspired from ballets to paintings. Shakespeare’s other great legacy is to the English language itself.
‘In a pickle’, ‘gone on a wild goose chase’, and ‘fair play’ are all phrases from Shakespeare’s plays that have been integrated into our common language. William introduced around 1,700 new words into the english language. His contribution allowed the english language to become far more standardized than it had already been.
Shakespeare’s ability to shape the English language into expressive written works gave him the ability to affect the language as he did. Literature and language has been transformed and based of Shakespeare. In addition to adding a tremendous amount to the language, Shakespeare’s work offered a reflection on the language itself through the natural underlying rhythm in English Speech. He has contributed tremendously to great works throughout history. William Shakespeare influences English writers today through new words, expressions, and theme.
HIS INFLUENCE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE Shakespeare was fluent with seven different languages not including English. According to historians, his vocabulary was so large that some of the words he made up in his plays are included in the dictionaries that you 're using today. Since Shakespeare was just so influential, were are going to give you some of
The English language had around 50-6000 words, compared to nowadays where there are around 1,000,000 words, so writers didn’t have as much vocabulary to use as they do today. These writers wanted to express themselves more and so during this time a number of new words were created and added to the English language. Shakespeare created around 1700 words in his works. An example of a slang word he created is “Fustilarian”, which was an insult meaning a “smelly old woman”. Another example of
The Bard joined us together by creating words and phrases that we use in our everyday language, to be exact over 1700 words and phrases. Phrases includes, “knock, knock, who’s there.” And “Dead as a Door Nail” In addition, Shakespeare gave us lessons and still give and inspire us to this day. The Bard’s work can