Importance of Shakespeare
Name | Cited Source | Word/Definition | Importance | Quote |
Heather | Esposo, W. Why Shakespeare is the World’s Most Celebrated Propagandist. Philstar.com. 10/28/10. 11/01/10. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=624900&publicationSubCategoryId=64 | Black Propaganda - emanates from source other then a true one. | In the time of Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare created propaganda for the country and royalty. It is a good example of black propaganda. | “Shakespeare immediately depicted Richard, Duke of Gloucester and later King Richard III, as an ugly soul that’s housed in an ugly body.” |
Name | Cited Source | Word/Definition | Importance | Quote | |||||
The Things :) are ah-mazing.! | Jenson, Ashlee. "The Importance of Shakespeare." (1999): n. pag. Web. 1 Nov 2010. <http://www.shakespeare-online.com/essays/importance.html>. 2 | Lackluster- lacking in vitality, force or conviction, uninspired. your dull and boring. 2 | Shakespeare is important because he brought new words and new writing styles that people use today. 2 | Lorenzo: "The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for reasons, stratagems, and spoils." 2 | |||||
K3 | “The Linguistic Infuence Of Shaksepeare” Adam Watson.2004. <http://home.insightbb.com/~adamwatson/showcase/shakeslitg.html>. 1 | Linguistics- the science of language. 2 | 0 Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays that we still refer back to and he added around 1000 words to our English language at the time. | 0 “The sweet breath of William Shakespeare, blown through the composed words of his sonnets and plays, has enriched word literature and culture.” | |||||
MOHIKANS | Alchin, L.K. William Shakespeare info (the Complete Works online) 1 | 0 | illumination of the human experience and the ability to turn a phrase 2 | “An overflow of good converts to bad” It is important because of the meaning and the inspiration. 2 | |||||
A Team | ©2010 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. http://homeworktips.about.com/od/englishhomework/tp/readingshakespeare.htm 2 | importance |imˈpôrtns| 2 | It is impossible to overstate the importance of Shakespeare’s work. It is clever, witty, beautiful, inspirational, funny, deep, dramatic, and me. 2 | 0 | |||||
Hulk Acorns | Robert Weimann “Shakespeare Survey Volume 20: Shakespearean and Other Tragedy” 1967 Nov. 2010 2 | 2 anachronism Noun: A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exist: | Importance of Shakespeare was that he could take criticism or a problem in the country and turn it in to the theatre. 2 | 0 Brutus: “Peace! Count the clock”. Cassius: “The clock has striken three” . Act II scene i. This is an anachronism because there were no clocks at this time. | |||||
JellyFish | “Absolute Shakespeare the Essential resource.” Absolute Shakespeare- Plays, Quotes, Summaries, Essays... Absolute Shakespeare, 2000. Web.01 Nov. 2010. <http://absoluteshakespeare.com/> 2 | Absolute: adj, resolved, perfect, positive 2 | Shakespeare was important because he had a variety of types of plays and he portrayed reality better than many play writes in his day. He also brought about many new words. 2 | “ I will speak daggers to her, but use none” (ACT III, Scene II) - Hamlet 1 | |||||
Pizzaz |
"Twelfth Night Foolishness and Folly Quotes." Shmoop: Study Guides & Teacher Resources. Web. 01 Nov. 2010. <http://www.shmoop.com/twelfth-night/foolishness-folly-quotes.html>. 2 | Fadge: verb; to succeed or agree 2 | The importance of Shakespeare is seen when he describes the culture of the time. Thus allowing a glimpse of life in the early 1600s/late 1500s. “You can fool no more money out of me... along with you, it may awake my bounty further.” -Orsino (A jester trying to get more money from the nobles.) 2 | “Disguise, I see, thou art a wickedness, Wherein the ... pregnant enemy does much. How will this fadge? my master loves her dearly; And I, poor monster, fond as much on him” -Viola This quote considers the thought of how to succeed even through a wicked mind. 1 |