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Shakespeare without all those Words. After reading the chapter Shakespeare without
all those Words, I have to agree with the arguments in it. ...
... In all of his work there isn’t anything that you really want to change. ... Great wits
(Shakespeare?) sometimes may ... They can snag away your fame without remorse. ...
... Compared to Shakespeare, Plato described freedom of prisoners in ... Joseph did this
by washing out all those unhappy things ... can be good for us without being good ...
... a man such as Claudius, from Shakespeare’s play ... for the benefit of Denmark, all those
affected must ... Words without thoughts never go to heaven” (III.iii.97 ...
... Shakespeare often used madness, either feigned or actual, as ... Ophelia due to the loss
of all those dear to ... Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but ...
Submitted by meg5 on March 19, 2005
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After reading the chapter Shakespeare without all those Words, I have to agree with the arguments in it. Although I am no pro on Shakespeare or not even a repetitive reader of his works I tend to believe that what is said throughout the chapter to be true like many of the great masterpieces of our era. The meanings get lost over time and through manipulation.
In today's society everyone wants the gratification of something without putting the effort in to achieve it. The inexperienced reader Shakespeare may take many, many readings before it becomes clear. Were a "Now" society, we want the quickest, easiest way for everything and expect to get the same effect of the original Shakespearian readers.
The section in the chapter where you speak of the plays becoming something unlike the written play or as far off the mark as possible, is true and bothersome. Writers and directors today want the notoriety that the name Shakespeare brings but then shames the playwright itself. They put their own spin on it, to make it more appealing to the audience or less time consuming. In doing so your missing a great deal of the play and usually it ends up being the core of the story. Audiences walk away without a true understanding of Shakespeare but a twisted and misconstrued idea.
The world in which we live is all about theatrics, exaggerations, fabrications, as well as, entertainment. As you pointed on in the chapter the works of Franco Zeffirelli's film version of The Taming of the Shrew was only 30% of actual Shakespeare leaving 70% for his own interpretation plus plenty of room for entertainment. What's the point then? Why even claim its Shakespeare? Answer, they know the name will allure the audience to the play. That being said the people are their under the false pretense that their there for Shakespeare. Not the Shakespeare that has been twisted, turned, tied into the interpretation that feels it's necessary to draw on the name of...
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