Tuesday, October 23, 2007
How did Shakespeare influence other writers?
How did Shakespeare influence other writers?
William Shakespeare is ranked as the best Author in the history of the English language, that he has held his title as the best since his death in 1616. The Romantic poet John Keats, was so influenced by Shakespeare that he kept a bust of him next to him as he wrote, hoping that it would bring him a spark of his creativity.
Mabillard, Amanda. "Shakespeare's Influence on Other Writers." About.Com. New York Times. 23 Oct. 2007.
William Shakespeare is ranked as the best Author in the history of the English language, that he has held his title as the best since his death in 1616. The Romantic poet John Keats, was so influenced by Shakespeare that he kept a bust of him next to him as he wrote, hoping that it would bring him a spark of his creativity.
Mabillard, Amanda. "Shakespeare's Influence on Other Writers." About.Com. New York Times. 23 Oct. 2007
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Have you ever wondered where the word lonely came from? What about the word elbow?
Believe it or not, William Shakespeare invented them. Lonely was in Coriolanus Act IV Scene I, and elbow was in King Lear Act IV Scene III. In fact, he came up with 1700 new words that we still use today. The word blushing is used in Shakespeare’s play King Henry VI when the character York says “
O Clifford, but bethink thee once again,
And in thy thought o'er-run my former time;
And, if though canst for blushing, view this face,
And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with cowardice
Whose frown hath made thee faint and fly ere this!
Without the invention of the word “blushing” how would you be able to embarrass your little brother
When he has a crush on someone? Some more words William Shakespeare invented were eyeball, bedroom, caked, generous, fashionable, ode, unreal, luggage, noiseless, worthless, bump, hint, and buzzer. He also made up phrases such as clothes make the man, the milk of human kindness, and wear one's heart on one's sleeve. Without the brilliance of Shakespeare’s words, we could have spoken with an entirely different vocabulary. This just shows you how he influenced our written words.
O Clifford, but bethink thee once again,
And in thy thought o'er-run my former time;
And, if though canst for blushing, view this face,
And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with cowardice
Whose frown hath made thee faint and fly ere this!
Without the invention of the word “blushing” how would you be able to embarrass your little brother
When he has a crush on someone? Some more words William Shakespeare invented were eyeball, bedroom, caked, generous, fashionable, ode, unreal, luggage, noiseless, worthless, bump, hint, and buzzer. He also made up phrases such as clothes make the man, the milk of human kindness, and wear one's heart on one's sleeve. Without the brilliance of Shakespeare’s words, we could have spoken with an entirely different vocabulary. This just shows you how he influenced our written words.
Mabillard, Amanda."Shakespeare." Shakespeare's Influence.1 2007. The New York Times Company. 23 Oct. 2007 .
Techniques Shakespeare used
He invented over 1700 words
He used a technique known as functional shift which is where you may use a noun in place of a verb
It makes it easier to understand a words meaning before you understand its function in the context of the sentence
It causes your brain to work backwards to understand what he is trying to say
Your brain reacts the same way it would to putting a jigsaw puzzle together
Shakespeare would through odd words into normal sentences to make it more exciting to try and find out what hes saying
Your brain is more active when it is reading Shakespeare so this is why it has such a dramatic effect on people
Some tips to reading Shakespeare if you find it difficult to read:
Read slowly
He invented over 1700 words
He used a technique known as functional shift which is where you may use a noun in place of a verb
It makes it easier to understand a words meaning before you understand its function in the context of the sentence
It causes your brain to work backwards to understand what he is trying to say
Your brain reacts the same way it would to putting a jigsaw puzzle together
Shakespeare would through odd words into normal sentences to make it more exciting to try and find out what hes saying
Your brain is more active when it is reading Shakespeare so this is why it has such a dramatic effect on people
Some tips to reading Shakespeare if you find it difficult to read:
Read slowly
read without modern puncuation
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