Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Is William Shakespeare overrated?
William Shakespeare has written numerous plays and sonnets that gained global interest. The question is: Does he deserve all that attention? Well he certainly did not want it, since documented that he refused his sonnets to be published and read by the general public! It was quite obvious from their content that the only audience should have been none other than the person that the sonnet was written to. Although he has dealt with so many humanitarian issues in both his plays and sonnets that are definitely noteworthy, it still doesn't justify is unnatural fame. There were many playwrights and poets before and after him that deserved the same amount (if not more) of attention. I truly admire many of his plays like "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," and "Macbeth" however, I fail see how they are renowned above, more or less, all the plays ever written, with respect to their substance. In the end I strongly believe that Shakespeare is truly a genius and should be rewarded for that but not to this extent because it comes at the expense of other great writers.
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I COMPLETELY agree! I touched on that point in my paragraph too, about how he really doesnt deserve all the credit we give him, adn that there could have been better ones than him, and it took away their chance... It's very true that we tend to glorify what we like, and Shakespeare was, no doubt about it, a genius in his literary skill, but i am still pretty sure that he wasnt THAT much better than ony other of his age, or even in the modern age...Also, I find it sad that he is going to dominate the literary world( or maybe he already is), leaving no room for another legend or major literary figure or genius to emerge, or at least, one to his standards... Anyway great paragraph Nour, i totally agree with what you were trying to say 100% :)
I too agree, but being a student and being experienced to such much more in the world of literature and writing, do you actually understand the message that Shakespeare is trying to get out to his audience? I agree with you that he has many 'masterpieces' and I can frankly tell you that i enjoy reading it all, and as you said in the beginning I fail to understand the substance discussed.
That's an interesting point you made, about him becoming such an eminent legend when he did not actually want all that fame. It's ironic as well as unfair to all the other authors of his time. Yes, they have been overshadowed by his name; and I personally don't think i know any of them, and therefore i cannot tell whether or not Shakespeare really was so much better than them. Anyway, good post noura! its very clear and convinving :)
hey u guys are like really mean:P! i pity shakespear ! nour u contradicted urself a bit over there, at the beg. of ur post u said clearly that he didn't ask for all that attention and that he didnt want any of his writings to be published..i think y'all just really jealous of him:P no really seriously speaking now, we should all apreciate his writings and the time,effort,talent it took him to accomplish all that! I'm gona read more posts..maybe i would change my mind..god knows... good job!
-MLA
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