Why Is William Shakespeare Still Today
Sean Ferry
Pre-AP English 9
William Shakespeare wrote many great works of literature in his lifetime including plays, narrative poems, and sonnets. Shakespeare’s works are studied and popularized for their thrilling language, deep understanding of humanity, and tolerance of all people (“Shakespeare, William,” par. 2). Shakespeare’s sonnets continue to be some of the best known and most popular sonnets still today. Generations of people have become infatuated with the sonnets due to their interestingly complex story. Shakespeare’s sonnets tell a compelling story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness between an author and a young man.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April of 1564 to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. John …show more content…
Sonnets originated in Italy and were written in classic Italian form divided into a major group of eight lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of six lines (the sestet). In the Tudor period sonnets were introduced to England by Sir Thomas Wyatt. The English rhyme scheme of sonnets was made up of four quatrains followed by a couplet (William Shakespeare’s Sonnets, 1). Some famous sonneteers of the Elizabethan age include George Gascoigne (1525-1577), Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), and William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Shakespeare wrote 154 published sonnets in his lifetime. The first book of Shakespeare’s sonnets was published in 1609 by Thomas Thorpe without the permission of Shakespeare. It was printed by George Eld and advertised as “Never before imprinted” (William Shakespeare’s Sonnets, 1). Most of Shakespeare’s early sonnets were believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594 when most of the theaters were shut down because of the plague (“Shakespeare, William”, par.14). Shakespeare’s modern language helps add to the understanding of the
Pre-AP English 9
William Shakespeare wrote many great works of literature in his lifetime including plays, narrative poems, and sonnets. Shakespeare’s works are studied and popularized for their thrilling language, deep understanding of humanity, and tolerance of all people (“Shakespeare, William,” par. 2). Shakespeare’s sonnets continue to be some of the best known and most popular sonnets still today. Generations of people have become infatuated with the sonnets due to their interestingly complex story. Shakespeare’s sonnets tell a compelling story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness between an author and a young man.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April of 1564 to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. John …show more content…
Sonnets originated in Italy and were written in classic Italian form divided into a major group of eight lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of six lines (the sestet). In the Tudor period sonnets were introduced to England by Sir Thomas Wyatt. The English rhyme scheme of sonnets was made up of four quatrains followed by a couplet (William Shakespeare’s Sonnets, 1). Some famous sonneteers of the Elizabethan age include George Gascoigne (1525-1577), Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), and William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Shakespeare wrote 154 published sonnets in his lifetime. The first book of Shakespeare’s sonnets was published in 1609 by Thomas Thorpe without the permission of Shakespeare. It was printed by George Eld and advertised as “Never before imprinted” (William Shakespeare’s Sonnets, 1). Most of Shakespeare’s early sonnets were believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594 when most of the theaters were shut down because of the plague (“Shakespeare, William”, par.14). Shakespeare’s modern language helps add to the understanding of the