Timelessness In Shakespeare's Plays
Shakespeare's world and the world today, in the 21st century, were different and the same in many ways. Obviously their places on the time line are different, but there are also many other ways. Like how the crowds act and what they expect to happen in plays, how historically correct plays are, and the timelessness of the pieces written are all ways that they are similar and different. There are many elements to this that will be explored later on in this essay.
First off, the way that the crowds act and what they expect to be a part of the play in some way. In Shakespeare's time the crowds were made up of a very diverse group of people. All the way from groundlings up to nobles and royalty. This is mostly the same today, though people are classifyed differently here in the USA. The crowds of the Elizabethen, or Shakespeare's, age also portrayed somewhat of a blood lust. In an article by the Utah Shakespearean Company called "Shakespeare's Audience: A Very Motley Crowd" it says that, "They liked battles and murders, processions and fireworks, ghosts and insanity." This just shows how violent they all were back in the late 19th century. But in the same …show more content…
Like if someone in the future read a book from today they would probably not understand what was going on like people today would. This is not the case with Shakespeare's works. He somehow created a timlessness in his works that allows all people to relate to in some way once they understand what he's trying to get across to his audiences. In "Shakespeare: Not of an Age, but for All Mankind" by Douglas A. Burger it talks about how Shakespeare made up so many vocabulary words and phrases that we still use today. In one way, that shows that Shakespeare was imaginative and used specific words to get his meaning across that we use today to do the same thing. This is just one of many examples of how Shakespeare's works are truly timeless and
First off, the way that the crowds act and what they expect to be a part of the play in some way. In Shakespeare's time the crowds were made up of a very diverse group of people. All the way from groundlings up to nobles and royalty. This is mostly the same today, though people are classifyed differently here in the USA. The crowds of the Elizabethen, or Shakespeare's, age also portrayed somewhat of a blood lust. In an article by the Utah Shakespearean Company called "Shakespeare's Audience: A Very Motley Crowd" it says that, "They liked battles and murders, processions and fireworks, ghosts and insanity." This just shows how violent they all were back in the late 19th century. But in the same …show more content…
Like if someone in the future read a book from today they would probably not understand what was going on like people today would. This is not the case with Shakespeare's works. He somehow created a timlessness in his works that allows all people to relate to in some way once they understand what he's trying to get across to his audiences. In "Shakespeare: Not of an Age, but for All Mankind" by Douglas A. Burger it talks about how Shakespeare made up so many vocabulary words and phrases that we still use today. In one way, that shows that Shakespeare was imaginative and used specific words to get his meaning across that we use today to do the same thing. This is just one of many examples of how Shakespeare's works are truly timeless and