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Shakespeare's plays were not intended as teaching vehicles. They were intended as entertainment. The more tickets they sold at the Globe, the more money they made. But because Shakespeare was such a very good playwright he was able to create characters of many different kinds who are in their essence, true to life. The forces which shape them are not much different from those which shape people today. Can we not feel Isabella's anguish in Measure for Measure when a man who is the equivalent of the chief of police tries to rape her: "To whom should I complain? Did I tell this, who would believe me?" Do we not feel the plea for humanity of the persecuted Jew Shylock when he says, "Hath not a Jew eyes? . . . fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is?"
Shakespeare, unlike his predecessors and many playwrights since, was able to put the audience's mind into the minds even of terrible villains, so we feel their despair and misery. Goneril's wretched "Ask me not what I know!" and Macbeth's terrifyingly bleak "'Tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." fill us with pity and Horror.
If we have any empathy at all, the characters in Shakespeare's plays teach us how we can have empathy for a great variety of people, with many kinds of faults.
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What are the achievements of William Shakespeare through the world?
he had 368 plays and 154 sonnets
Are Shakespeare's plays written in verses?
Yes Shakespeare's plays were written in verses.
Who write the plays Shakespeare?
Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays. Other theories may be entertaining but have no evidence to support them.
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
How many of Shakespeare plays became books?
All the known Shakespeare plays are printed in books.
How did people know Shakespeare's plays?
Before the plays were regularly taught in schools (and only very few of them are taught in schools), people knew Shakespeare's plays from watching them be performed. It's still the best way to get to know them.
Why is Shakespeare famous?
I think Shakespeare is so famous because of his writing style. The way he used to write poems and plays in a very unique style. He is famous for his plays. Shakespeare is the only poet who is known all over the world and is taught all around the world in high schools. He is best known as a writer of plays and sonnets. Shakespeare wrote many plays and his writing has made him loved by many people.
What are the achievements of William Shakespeare through the world?
he had 368 plays and 154 sonnets
How many plays comprise Shakespeare's portfolio?
Shakespeare wrote 38 plays.
When was The Plays of William Shakespeare created?
The Plays of William Shakespeare was created in 1765.
Are Shakespeare's plays written in verses?
Yes Shakespeare's plays were written in verses.
Who write the plays Shakespeare?
Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays. Other theories may be entertaining but have no evidence to support them.
Who authored Shakespeare's plays?
William Shakespeare
When were Shakespeare's plays made?
Shakespeare wrote his plays between 1590 and 1613 approximately.
How many plays had shakespeare wrote?
There were exactly 63 plays that shakespeare wrote by himself
Did people speak the what they do in Shakespeare's plays?
All of the plays of William Shakespeare were written in English.
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
