{"id":394,"date":"2023-01-17T05:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xalient.in\/2d\/?p=394"},"modified":"2023-01-18T06:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:54:38","slug":"why-is-shakespeare-considered-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/why-is-shakespeare-considered-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Shakespeare considered great?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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  1. Reason 1:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Lack of proper schooling.<\/span>\n
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    1. William Shakespeare could only attend school till he was thirteen years old as his father couldn\u2019t afford his studies.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. The lack of schooling made several historians wonder if his work was his own and not shared, creating sustainable interest in his career.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Reason 2:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Several words in contemporary English are said to have been invented by him, as they first appeared in his writing.<\/span>\n
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      1. No one knows the exact count, but experts believe he invented over one thousand words\/phrases that appear in modern-day English. Some of the most popular of these expressions & words are:\u00a0<\/span>\n
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        1. Tongue-tied.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. No rhyme or reason.<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Laughing stock.<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Give the devil his due.<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Unaware.<\/span><\/li>\n
        6. Undress.<\/span><\/li>\n
        7. Gloomy.<\/span><\/li>\n
        8. Lonely.<\/span><\/li>\n
        9. Majestic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        10. Reason 3:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0His writing is considered insightful in human behaviour.<\/span>\n
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          1. Most fiction at that time stereotyped characters in black & white.<\/span>\n
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            1. For example, knights were brave, dragons were evil, and princesses were pretty & docile and had to be rescued by charming princes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            2. However, most of Shakespeare\u2019s characters were complex and experienced good & bad emotions.<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. And because he put his characters in situations where there were no easy solutions, he helped people empathise with the pain of others rather than judging them for being good or bad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            4. Reason 4:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0His use of stress on certain words or parts of words (syllables).<\/span>\n
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              1. Shakespeare, though famous for his plays, was first & foremost a poet.<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. And poetry relies heavily on stressing certain words and \u2018unstressing\u2019 others.<\/span>\n
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                1. This is done to achieve the right rhythm and impact\u2014try reading a poem of your choice with stresses on different words, and you will understand the difference it makes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                2. Because of this background, he had a great understanding of high & low stress.<\/span>\n
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                  1. While most lines in Shakespeare\u2019s plays are written in regular prose, his characters turn to poetry when he has to express passion, introspection, or important moments.<\/span><\/li>\n
                  2. He uses his expertise with stress to make these moments & characters unforgettable (\u201cto be or not to be\u201c).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  3. Reason 5:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Timelessness, and therefore his work\u2019s ability to survive translations and different eras.<\/span>\n
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                    1. Because Shakespeare\u2019s stories are about people, their struggles with fate, and their mixed emotions or conflicting sides, they are relevant across generations and geographies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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