Why is studying Shakespeare important in today's society? What lessons does it teach us and do you think it is still relevant? by Rebecca Calderara

Why is studying Shakespeare important in today's society? What lessons does it teach us and do you think it is still relevant? by Rebecca Calderara https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f Add your response by clicking on the + icon in the right hand corner. Don't forget to include your name please. en-us 2017-05-26 01:04:03 UTC 2017-05-26 02:42:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928317 I think it's important to study Shakespeare today as it very relevant themes to today's society. If this is studied in schools, it can help students have a bettter understanding of love and how tragedy can come along with it. The quote said by Romeo "thus with a kiss I die”, shows how Romeo and Juliets great love ended tragically. Romeo died for ]]> 2017-05-26 02:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928317 Hayley~ https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928391 Studying Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, I believe, is important because it tells us the not judge a person by their looks or the things you've heard about them, but what you know about them personally. I believe that the lesson of not judging a book by its cover or a person by their name is very relevant, everyone does this in today's society by judging a person by the way they look and calling them mean things. The same goes for a name. An example is some people hating on celebrities by what they have heard and judging them based on appearance, without even knowing the person. The Montegues and the Capulets own an ongoing feud and this effects they way they perceive all Montegues even if they barely know them, even if their heart is pure and so are their intentions, the feud clouds their judgement. Juliet speaks ontop of her balcony proclaiming: "what's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet." She is emphasising how whilst her father, nurse and mother may judge Romeo based on his name she judges Romeo based on his heart, and even when the name is revealed her love for him is just as powerful as before. ]]> 2017-05-26 02:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928391 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928463 I believe that it is important to study Shakespeare's work in today's society as he has made a huge contribution to the English language and this is shown through his plays and poetry which he had created many of these include words to describe emotions and how a person is feeling , such as love .

He teaches us this things that are still relevant today such as love and how people over come it or even how people react when in this position of feeling in love . This theme is projected through many of Shakespeare's work and plays an example being when Romeo says " This fight has a lot to do with hatred, but it has more to do with love. O brawling love! O loving hate! Love that comes from nothing! Sad happiness! Serious foolishness! Beautiful things muddled together into an ugly mess! Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake—it’s everything except what it is! This is the love I feel, though no one loves me back. "]]> 2017-05-26 02:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928463 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928518 Studying Shakespeare is important in today's society, as it can relate to mulitple important factors in our lives; one of which consists of love. Shakespeare teaches us about true love which can be found in our lives. It can teach us about how to properly treat the ones we love, the feelings of true love and the sacrifices which you would make for your one true love. Love is an important theme throughout Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" as it is the story of the two unlikeliest of lovers, proclaiming their love for eachother, disregarding the fact that their families are sworn enemies. They found love within eachother, and with that they based their decisions. From this, we can interpret the idea that true love can cause you to do anything at the time, as you believe your life is with this one person. We can learn the true, loyal and kind way which people should treat their loved ones. Act 2, scene 1: "how can I go forward when my heart is here?" said by Romeo, as he was leaving the Caoulet's party, where he originally stated that he loved Juliet and did not wish to be parted from her. This shows an act of love. Act 2, scene 2: "Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love" said by Juliet, meaning 'Or if you will not, only promise to be my love" as she would say to Romeo, wishing for him to be her only love.]]> 2017-05-26 02:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928518 ... https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928525 It teaches us a different type of language and the plays and poetry help us understand how Shakespeare wrote, learnt and thought through his work. Society today can be taught lessons through things such as love and kindness that is within some of Shakespeare's work, if you love someone and show kindness and respect them you will be able to earn that same respect and love back.
Conflict and Violence is a theme that can relate in today's society. This theme is shown so passionately through characters such as Capulet and Montague. their families as well as themselves have been fighting before they were even born. This family feud is never ending!
"I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword,

Or manage it to part these men with me."
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word,

As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.

Have at thee, coward!"

]]> 2017-05-26 02:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928525 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928528 2017-05-26 02:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928528 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928565 Studying Shakespeare in today's society is important as it educates young readers about the use of language used in Shakespeare's time. The language is relatively hard to understand and it helps students now with their learning. It is relevant to study Shakespeare because in his plays, there are many themes that relate to what happens in our society today. 'Love' is the most important theme in his play, 'Romeo and Juliet'. This is shown through a quote that Romeo says about Juliet. He sees her for the first time and instantly fell in love with her. 'Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.' He is basically saying that his eyes were liars, then, because he had never saw true beauty before that night at the ball. Rhyme is used with the words sight and night. ]]> 2017-05-26 02:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928565 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928602 studying shakespeare's in today society shows us how to make connections with his plays and to relate it to our life.]]> 2017-05-26 02:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928602 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928647 Allowing Shakespeare to be studied in schools will increase our knowledge and understanding for how real life situations occur and the consequences for them. It shows us different and general morals for everyday life. It also provides as with what people's way of thinking was in Shakespeare's time, for example the way they spoke or even there actions and beliefs towards society and living. Relating to a theme that can encourage us with a good understating of life is the theme of love. This theme really connects with all of the characters, however Romeo and Juliet stood out the most, as they constantly express there love for each other. This informs us that love brings happiness within people's hearts. The quote, " By love, that first did prompt me to inquire.

He lent me counsel and I lent him eyes."- Romeo. He is emphasising how love can indicate the truth of what happiness truely means and to Romeo Juliet is his true passion and happiness.

]]> 2017-05-26 02:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928647 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928654 We learn that love is a very important theme because love can take over somebody so fast then drop them for dead and ruin them. The quote "Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." Shows that love can kill a person and that love makes people do things that they regret.]]> 2017-05-26 02:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928654 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928670 Studying Shakespeare is important in today's society as it shows students a different form of English a hundred of years ago and it also displays the way people wrote plays back then and the different words they used.Also the writing of Shakespeare teaches several important lessons in life we can use today in our society such as love, hate, jealousy etc.]]> 2017-05-26 02:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928670 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928671 Studying Shakespeare is important as it not only gives us an idea about the types of plays and theatre used both while Shakespeare was alive and dead but it teaches and encourages the theme of love despite the events it leads to during the play. This theme is evident throughout the whole play which continues its teachings on the theme, an example of this theme during the play is in act one, scene five when Romeo is professing his love for Juliet. "Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night,

Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear".

]]> 2017-05-26 02:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928671 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928763 I believe studying Shakespeare is important to today's society as it reflects the different form of English. It basically shows us the difference between our way of speaking and theirs. Shakespeare teaches us about love, hate, hardship, grief and others. It teaches us the hardship of love between Romeo and Juliet how they cannot be together because of how Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet.]]> 2017-05-26 02:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928763 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928872 I think studying Shakespearian plays are important in todays society because we are able to experience tragic love and clearly understand the meaning of love. Allowing schools to study shakespeare increases our knowledge of love which is common in everyday life. During the play we are shown tragic love when Juliet wakes and finds her lover dead, she happily wants to die " Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die." Juliet stabs herself with Romeo's dagger and dies. This scene shows how deeply Juliet and Romeo loved each other, they both sacrificed their lives for love. ]]> 2017-05-26 02:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928872 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928995 Shakespeare is important in our society as characters from the play teach us lessons about love. Some of the problems in the play are very similar to what young teenagers experience in our modern time. We can relate to the play when we, as young teenagers, experience love and how tragic it can be.
Quote by Juliet:
"My bounty is a boundless as the sea,
My love as deep, the more I give to the,
The more I have, for both are infinite."
The technique used in this quote is hyperbole because it gives a description that has a extreme use of language.
]]> 2017-05-26 02:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173928995 Why studying Shakespeare is important gdaoud2 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929023 Well I think studying Shakespeare's plays are important because he actually puts lessons into his plays and yes he does use different langue and techniques and yes he does emphasis different themes, but for example ROMEO AND JULIET- he uses, tradedy,romance,action, etc. Shakespeare doesn't just use one theme he uses many which intreegs all audience and has us in a surprise. Shakespear is important to learn because he is like a teacher he gives us lessons about life in his own ways by putting them into plays and books.]]> 2017-05-26 02:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929023 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929181 studying shakespeare's play in today society teaches us to become more connected and aware of ]]> 2017-05-26 02:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929181 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929213 I think that we study Shakespeare's plays because we get an idea on how poetry and plays were 400 years ago. We also get an idea on how love, relationships and tragedy are different today to what they are used too.]]> 2017-05-26 02:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929213 Shakespeare is still significant and important in today's society because he demonstrates how strong relationships are and the meaning behind true love, " ...O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly dropTo help me after? I will kiss thy lips.Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,To make me die with a restorative... "-Juliet. Juliet has experienced the frightful view of her husband dying, instead of excepting the fact that he is dead and has left her, she joins him in the after life. https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929246 2017-05-26 02:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929246 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929277 1. Studying Shakespeare is important to studying in today's society is because it tells us how Shakespearean language can often help with us and with our generation. It also can tell us how Shakespeare ]]> 2017-05-26 02:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929277 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929322 Studying Shakespeare is important in our society today, as we can relate to his plays through the main themes that he has used. William shakepere has taught us that love cayn be imperative in ones life as shown through the characters Romeo and Juliet. ]]> 2017-05-26 02:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929322 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929789 TYBALT

What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?

Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death.

]]> 2017-05-26 02:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929789 Studying Shakespeare in the society today is important as William Shakespeare relates the many strong themes throughout his play, but the main theme of love. This is shown in his play with the characters of Romeo and Juliet. The theme of love teaches the society today about true love and the affects love can have on individuals. https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929824 2017-05-26 02:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929824 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929841 It is important to read plays of English History. 'Romeo and Juliet' specifically teaches us about how tragic love can be. In society today, love is seen as something really casual, and people don't see the risk and possible tragedy of falling in love with out thinking it through. It also helps us understand why communicating properly is so important. The play teaches us a number is lessons. One being that violence and fighting doesn't resolve any conflict. The Capulets and the Montague fought and people died, but nothing came of it. Also, similarly, there is no need to continue past conflicts between people and families. There is also the theme of tragedy. The tragedy of the message not getting to Romeo in time about Juliet faking her death, changed the whole course of the play. This can also relate to teaching us that events sometimes have to be carried out by a certain time. The theme of love is also present through out the play. Romeo and Juliet fell in love starught away, possibly with out thinking it through properly. The quote "Can I go forward when my heart is here" -Romeo (Act 2 Scene 1), relates to Romeo leaving his heart with Juliet, but only just after they met. It also gives us the tragedy of characters being stuck and not knowing what to do. ]]> 2017-05-26 02:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929841 https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929854 Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme. The play focuses on romantic love, specifically the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. ]]> 2017-05-26 02:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rcalderara/hucfuoia8o4f/wish/173929854