FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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It shows that Shakespeare’s work is influential enough to still affect the language we use and the shows that we watch.
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It emphasizes how certain phrases and television shows are only popular because of their relationship to Shakespeare.
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It shows how Shakespeare’s original language and stories have been altered to the extent that we no longer consider them his.
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It suggests that we wouldn’t have witty phrases or engaging televisions if it weren’t for Shakespeare’s influence.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How does the author’s discussion of certain popular phrases and television shows help us understand Shakespeare’s influence? It shows that Shakespeare’s work is influential enough to still affect the language we use and the shows that we watch.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many of Shakespeare’s plays have served as the inspiration for movies, some of which kept the original structure, while others took liberties with the traditional storylines. Examples include Julius Caesar (1953), King Lear (1970), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Richard III (1995), and Romeo + Juliet (1996).
Detailed explanation-3: -His themes are timeless Shakespeare’s works have strong themes that run through each piece. And again, these themes are still relevant today – love, death, ambition, power, fate, free will, just to name a few. So Shakespeare’s works are timeless and universal. That also makes them relatable.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare’s influence on the English language His works contributed significantly to the standardization of grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Shakespeare introduced 1, 700 original words into the language, many of which we still use (despite significant changes to the language since Shakespeare’s time).
Detailed explanation-5: -His plays give us the greatest sense of the value of human life; of how people live; of how people love and of the importance of human relationships than any other writers of his time or of any other time. Shakespeare’s plays are as popular as they are because he was perhaps the greatest writer who has ever lived.