Shakespeare Compared To Today
Essay
The plays of the renaissance are far different from the plays of today. Their world was also very different. Shakespeare's world was very different from that of today. From what people looked for in a play to the very language and words chosen for the script.
Far back into Shakespeare's day, people looked for different things in their entertainment. Back in the time of Shakespeare, people where very religious oriented. This means that they believed very strongly in their religion. In the article titled "Shakespeare: not of age but for all mankind" by Douglas A. Burger, it states, "oh, very nice, my dear, but so full of quotations." To translate this into the English of today it simply says, "It was a good play there was a lot of quotes." This is important because it shows how much they cared about quoting the bible. Take a second and compare that to today. What do we look for in a play? Well glad you asked, modern culture seems to show that we look for violence in our play or movies. Not bible quotes or character development.
To add to the difference of Shakespeare's day and ours is the language they used. According to an article called, "Shakespeare: Words, words, words" by S. S. Morty Shakespeare's language is closer to modern day speech then other plays, but it is still very …show more content…
Today we treat many of our actors as if they were gods. In the article called, " Actors in Shakespeare's Day" by Stephanie Chidester it states, " actors were alternately classified as 'vagabonds and sturdy beggars'." This is very much different from being worshipped across the country. The actors of Shakespeare's day were seen as "sturdy beggars." Doesn't that sound like some drunk man living in the street? Is it not clear that the actors of Romeo and Juliet where not held as high when they were first written, as they are held today. In the end the way the actors were treated where changed drastically from what they are
The plays of the renaissance are far different from the plays of today. Their world was also very different. Shakespeare's world was very different from that of today. From what people looked for in a play to the very language and words chosen for the script.
Far back into Shakespeare's day, people looked for different things in their entertainment. Back in the time of Shakespeare, people where very religious oriented. This means that they believed very strongly in their religion. In the article titled "Shakespeare: not of age but for all mankind" by Douglas A. Burger, it states, "oh, very nice, my dear, but so full of quotations." To translate this into the English of today it simply says, "It was a good play there was a lot of quotes." This is important because it shows how much they cared about quoting the bible. Take a second and compare that to today. What do we look for in a play? Well glad you asked, modern culture seems to show that we look for violence in our play or movies. Not bible quotes or character development.
To add to the difference of Shakespeare's day and ours is the language they used. According to an article called, "Shakespeare: Words, words, words" by S. S. Morty Shakespeare's language is closer to modern day speech then other plays, but it is still very …show more content…
Today we treat many of our actors as if they were gods. In the article called, " Actors in Shakespeare's Day" by Stephanie Chidester it states, " actors were alternately classified as 'vagabonds and sturdy beggars'." This is very much different from being worshipped across the country. The actors of Shakespeare's day were seen as "sturdy beggars." Doesn't that sound like some drunk man living in the street? Is it not clear that the actors of Romeo and Juliet where not held as high when they were first written, as they are held today. In the end the way the actors were treated where changed drastically from what they are