William Shakespeare:greatest English playwright?

by Guru Casper BN-ZERO Posted 2011/04/23 21:44:33

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	Verily,Yes	19 votes	86%
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Birth:	Apr. 23, 1564
Death:	Apr. 23, 1616
Playwright. Unquestionably the most famous *English* Language writer in history, his body of work is so loved and so studied that it has been translated into more languages than any other printed work except the Bible,but was he the greatest English playwright?

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☥☽✪☾DAW ☽✪☾ 2011/04/25 18:09:48

Verily,Yes

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Shakesphere was a Man Ahead of his time simply put a Genius his work will live on to the end of mankinds Civilization and if you read his work you can relate to his work
romeo julet love forbidden by parents and they do what its nessarly to be in love romance love passion death all mixed in togeher

mid summers night dream is one of my favorites you have to read it to understand

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P. Sturm 2012/04/24 19:02:14

Undecided

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That's a very relative question. Greatest in what way?

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Guru Ca... to P. Sturm 2012/04/24 19:03:43 (edited)

exactlyI think he was in inluence and creativity

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P. Sturm to Guru Ca... 2012/04/24 19:19:48

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I'll buy that. Plus taking digs at the nobility and then saying "... but that was about the: (a. Danes, b. Scots, c. Italians, d. French e. Spanish; pick one or more as needed), not our fine British royals and nobles." Yeah, right! Any resemblance to actual events was purely coincidental, I'm sure.

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Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/04/24 00:28:36

Verily,Yes

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He wrote for the masses. Were he living today, he would be writing police drama and political drama. Can you imagine The Manchurian Candidate as a Shakespearean tragedy? Actually, in a way it was.

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Guru Ca... to Temlako... 2012/04/24 17:45:47

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YES
true
great movie

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Rocko 2012/04/23 22:09:43

Verily,Yes

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the man when it comes to playwrights for sure :)

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Uranos7 2012/04/23 21:09:19

Verily,Yes

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A midsummers nights dream fired my imagination as a kid and still does today.

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Guru Ca... to Uranos7 2012/04/23 21:11:53

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yes
seen a beautiful tv adaptation when young!

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Uranos7 to Guru Ca... 2012/04/23 21:17:45

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Shortly after reading it I saw the old black and white version and it was great.
Only had 3 TV stations as a kid so I read a lot.

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Chris~BN-2.Just here to hav... 2011/05/06 22:43:36

Verily,Yes

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I adore the writing of Shakespeare. Hmmm....which is my favorite? I really like Othello, but it would probably have to be Hamlet or MacBeth. How about you?

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Guru Ca... to Chris~B... 2011/05/06 22:54:50 (edited)

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thanks
Hamlet and MacBeth,Lady MacBeth is actually my favorite character,she goes from from instigator ro a victim of their crime,the real question of Hamlet was,was he insane or pretending,Ophelia was truly bonkers,felt sorry for her and of course Hamlet has a ghost;)

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Marlow ~ Let There Be Light 2011/04/25 19:13:15

Verily,Yes

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Not only the greatest English playwright, but the greatest playwright period, of any language.

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☥☽✪☾DAW ☽✪☾ 2011/04/25 18:09:48

Verily,Yes

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Shakesphere was a Man Ahead of his time simply put a Genius his work will live on to the end of mankinds Civilization and if you read his work you can relate to his work
romeo julet love forbidden by parents and they do what its nessarly to be in love romance love passion death all mixed in togeher

mid summers night dream is one of my favorites you have to read it to understand

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Karrven. 2011/04/25 18:07:52

Verily,Yes

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without Shakespeare the English language would be completely different

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BH1701 "In Kirk We Trust" 2011/04/25 17:44:34

Verily,Yes

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Shakespeare changed our language, gave us enduring literary works of art and inspires every new generation with his genius. I am a great fan of William Shakespeare!

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Guru Ca... to BH1701 ... 2011/04/25 17:47:20

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thank you
it took time but he's grown on me!

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ServantOfAllah 2011/04/25 17:09:48

No,me thinkst another is.......

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Not a big fan.

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Guru Ca... to Servant... 2011/04/25 17:11:12

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taste is subjective!
thanks!

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Shawna 2011/04/25 17:08:23

Verily,Yes

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His contemporaries were also talented writers but Shakespeare contributed so significantly to the English language with his creative use of words and his actual invention of words.

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Cunningmungus 2011/04/24 20:24:57

Verily,Yes

+5

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Anton de Bergerac BN 2 2011/04/24 01:24:56

Verily,Yes

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Not really fair for me to judge I mean who do
know? However the man has infiltrated our culture. I was with a couple of black inner city folk who generally quote rappers but when I said Thou Dost protest too much the reference was immediately recognized. I would guess only the Bible has been more influential in Western Culture and regarding world culture I would be interested in a ranking.

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Foxy Warrior Guru 2011/04/23 23:16:59

Undecided

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Master storyteller, definitely. I just thought it was interesting that he couldn't spell his own name the same way twice in a row.

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Guru Ca... to Foxy Wa... 2011/04/25 16:22:09

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thanks
it wasn't til Samuel Johnson wrote the dictionary that there were standard spellings in English

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ElisaGalvan 2011/04/23 21:50:09

Verily,Yes

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i love his wrk..well only the ones that iknow.. lol

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Anton d... to ElisaGa... 2011/04/24 01:25:53

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Modesty becomes you.

I myself know far less than I want to.

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ElisaGa... to Anton d... 2011/04/24 01:30:05

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lol okay then

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Chris~B... to ElisaGa... 2011/05/06 23:04:34

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If you've ever seen movies like Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, Dangerous Liasons, Hamlet, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, they're all based on Shakespeare's plays. Some are modernized, some aren't. But his stories are beautifully told and are fully of suspense, love, mystery, and action. If you want a good mystery, read Hamlet, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, or MacBeth. Hamlet in particular is a real nail biter!

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ElisaGa... to Chris~B... 2011/05/06 23:47:18

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i've the Othello play at my school... i've seen the old Romeo and Juliet movie and the modernized one...and that's about it..oh yeah and i've seen hamlet...i think there is like what... 2 parts for the movie..i've seen them both... not too bad i really liked it

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Chris~B... to ElisaGa... 2011/05/06 23:50:43

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is more of a twisted sort of love story than the others, but it's beautiful. Merchant of Venice I read my freshman year of high school and that story just stuck with me, it was so WRONG! He has to pay back his debt in the form of a pound of flesh. If you think about it, back then there really was no way to pay that back without dying. Lots of metaphors, but a good story nonetheless.

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ElisaGa... to Chris~B... 2011/05/06 23:52:29

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damn that's hardcore...A midsummer nights dream i've heard about ... so from what i've picked up its a really good one.. lol

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Chris~B... to ElisaGa... 2011/05/06 23:56:47

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Yes. MacBeth is neat too because the arch nemesis was told that only a man not born of a woman could kill him, so of course he thinks he's invincible and he is like a tyrant. Then here comes MacBeth who was not born from his mother, she died before he was born and he was removed early, so he fullfilled the prophecy and killed the bad guy. Geez, it's been so long since I read that, I need to reread it soon!!! It's an awesome story.

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ElisaGa... to Chris~B... 2011/05/07 00:00:57

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ha nice lol

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