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Why is Shakespeare Important?

Why is Shakespeare Important?. (Because he’s awesome!!!). He illustrates a time period. Many aspects of Elizabethan society are present in his plays. Monarchy Court Characters who represent everyday common, people. He was the most famous playwright of all time.

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Why is Shakespeare Important?

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  1. Why is Shakespeare Important? (Because he’s awesome!!!)

  2. He illustrates a time period • Many aspects of Elizabethan society are present in his plays. • Monarchy • Court • Characters who represent everyday • common, people

  3. He was the most famous playwright of all time • Uses themes that are universal and stand the test of time. • Love • Envy • Greed • Friendship • Power • Deception

  4. Universal Themes • These are things people experience throughout history around the world. • Shakespeare, through his plays, explains the human condition.

  5. He Affects Our Language • Popular words and phrases • “Love is blind,” “milk of human kindness,” etc. • No standard spelling or meaning for words in this time period • His works celebrated the “beauty of the written word.” • No scenery and very few props – he had to paint a picture with words.

  6. Shakespeare gave the theatre legitimacy • He was good at his craft and was well-respected by the people in authority, as well as by the general public. • If the queen likes him, then everyone should like him.

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