Friday, 6 December 2013
Laura Blair- i disagree with Shakespeare
I believe that Shakespeare should not be taught at least not in high school. I find it very hard to understand and just way to confusing, I just don't see the point. We should be focusing on modern day technology and not literature that was made 400 years ago. Maybe if I wanted to take English and pursue it in my life later on then this would be of more value, of course the play is great and its part of our past. Shakespeare is a icon, we should recognize who he was and the amazing work that we did. So that people that want to study his work have the opportunity to, but obviously their are some people that find no interest in the plays that Shakespeare wrote. At the end of the day I strongly believe that Shakespeare should be a choice, and not mandatory. We spend so much time on picking apart
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I agree that the style of writing is hard to understand, but with all the technologies we have, it is easier than ever to interpret. At times just trying to understand what the words are saying can completely put you off. I see where your coming from when you say there should be some choice involved. However, I think both choices should include studying Shakespeare, maybe one option easier (for students who don't find that much interest in the play or have challenging reading the style of writing), and the other option more of a challenge (for students who want to analyze his works on a higher level).
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that Shakespeare is hard to understand but do you just quit when something gets hard? I believe that Shakespeare poses a healthy challenge for students today. Just because something is hard doesn't mean that we shouldn't do it. Disregarding the language barrier, there are many relevant themes in Shakespeare's plays that we can all relate to today. From jealousy, love, death and revenge, all of these themes will continue to be relevant in the future. Everyone should have a general knowledge of Shakespeare and his most famous plays and this knowledge should be taught throughout high school. This is just like any other subject. Everyone should have a general knowledge of math, science, history ect. Shakespeare SHOULD continue to be taught in high school.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to pursue English in your later life but are not exposed to such things as Shakespeare how would you know that this is your calling? This exposure to classic literature that may be very challenging(I agree that it is hard to read Laur) may also inspire or instill some sort of ambition to focus on literature as a life long pursuit. You wouldn't want to take away the possibility of influencing someones future would you?
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