Do you think Shakespeare is relevant today? Why or why not? Please remember to use examples from the text to support your claim.


Of course Shakespeare is relevant today. So many phrases that we used he had created, for example: Fight fire with fire, vanished into thin air, laughing stock, wear your heart on your sleeve, and all sorts of other phrases. Shakespeare with a huge impact on society today.

The characterization in Shakespeare also stands out, making Shakespeare relevant on a personal level to many people. His plays continue to be performed not because Shakespeare is famous, but because his characters feel very vivid and alive to viewers. While they may be kings, queens, and princes, they struggle with the same issues that many playgoers do, and they have very multidimensional, human characterizations on the stage which people can associate with.

 I have to agree that Shakespeare's characters are very easy for many to relate to. Romeo and Juliet is probably relatable for most teenagers. Maybe not the whole love at first sight and suicide part of the story, but about two people who can't be together because of an argument. They don't have to be in love with someone either, sometimes parents won't let their children hang out with certain people because they think that person is a bad influence on their own kid. I doubt it'd ever go as far as a huge family grudge and the problem results to suicide, but you get the main gist. The plays Shakespeare writes are very easy to relate to.