Why is Shakespeare still popular.?

Answer 1

The works by William Shakespeare are still popular because they contain so much that is relevant, even now, to human experience.

He deals with love and hate, hopes and fears, and the eternal internal conflicts with which we all contend, often on a daily basis.

Shakespeare opens to us the world of other people's thoughts and feelings, enabling us to see the 'bigger picture', the 'human' element, in all his various tales. And, by extension, this extra insight helps us, the reader, to develop a better understanding of human nature and a wider knowledge of the factors which influence human behavior.

Of course, Shakespeare embeds all this information in plays, plots and poems which intrigue and entertain. He draws upon common knowledge; of well-known myths and legends, and historical accounts; and upon the peculiarities and subtleties of the English language. And he tackles many sensitive, challenging and contemporary issues, such as:

* ambition, greed and murder (e.g. Macbeth) * personal pains and conflicts caused by family feuding (e.g. Romeo & Juliet) * incompatibility in marriage (e.g. The Taming of the Shrew) * the funny side of life that results from misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions (e.g. Comedy of Errors) * prejudice and pedanticism (e.g. Merchant of Venice) * leadership and loyalty (e.g. Richard III)

* fate versus free-will (e.g. Hamlet) William Shakespeare presents everything in such a beautiful package, laced with verse and rhyming couplets, seasoned with puns and word games, everything resounding and reverberating with firework displays of meanings, wit, and wisdom.

The mind resonates after reading or hearing Shakespeare. His words strike common chords, and convey ideas and social truths that continue to have value in today's world.

These are some of the reasons why Shakespeare's works, although possibly difficult to understand at first reading, are still very popular today.

Answer 2

Shakespeare is still so popular because all of his works are so classic and unforgettable. All of his works are rather unputdownable! When people read his works, it also make them feel scholarly and well informed about the history of his times, and his works are just like any other plays that someone would watch or read. Especially, the conversational style of his writings make you feel at home and you can enjoy the expressions of his characters coming to life with their down-to-earth mannerisms.

Shakespeare's themes are universal. He writes about love, loss, human psychology, behaviors and mannerisms. People can relate their life to his writing, because every one has loved someone and behaved and experienced in much similar way as the characters portrayed by Shakespeare. The emotions and feelings of people of modern times are just same as expressed in his plays depicting the people of his times and earlier also.

Shakespeare contributed immensely to the literary glory of English by creating coining many new words as can be seen when you browse through the dictionaries. He added beauty and melody to the English language by his sonnets that are so enchanting and enthralling to recite again and again, for their philosophical references on love, beauty, romance and all treasured aspects of human life.

Answer 3

i would say because a lot of the stuff he wrote is timeless... i think Sonnet 18, one of his most famous, gives you a good idea: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. he is looking for something to compare his love's beauty too, but realizes nothing in nature is eternal... so he says well, this poem will be and thus it is the best choice!

Answer 4

most likely because he wrote about people. even though it has been hundreds of years since he wrote the plays, he wrote about personality traits that we still have today. this keeps us still wanting to read the plays since it relates to us.