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Originally posted by Danny
I'm assuming "0wnz" means "is good in some way"...
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Yes.
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Originally posted by Danny
I generally find most of what I am taught at school interesting, but I have to take exception to Shakespeare - I simply can't see what people see in him. Why do we have to admire somebody just because he totally slaughtered the English language? (1) If he couldn't find a word that fitted in the sentence, he just made one up! ("The multitudinous seas incarnadine") (2) His plays were specifically tailored so that the majority of the people who came to see them would not understand the dialogue - the only reason people these days understand it is that (3) his words have become part of the language through intense study... He didn't even make up any decent plots - (4) most of his plays were just adaptations of existing stories or historical events! What's more, (5) he practically invented the cliché, and restrained Theatre into the same set of basic plotlines for centuries. What an arsehole.
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1: Everyone did that in his time. It was kinda this english revolution thing, because everyone who had something to say said it in latin and english was worth nada.
2: Considering Shakespeare had to fight for the attention of the people coming to watch his plays, I find that quite an assumption ;)
3: See 1.
4: Yes, I do realise that. However, that's not a reason for it to be bad. I know a couple of remakes that are good and were made even today (of course, here's the bit with opinions. I think the new Planet Of The Apes was a cool story, but few people agree with me on that topic! No fear, it's not the only thing I like *laughs* And I can understand those people).
5: Eh? I'm lost now. Sorry, I'm really lost. Cliché as in how to make plays? If you mean that: It's not Shakespeare's work, it existed before his time, and was even stricter in the past.
There. :) I like Shakespeare because I simple like old(e) english(e) ;) *lol* And I like Macbeth. Nyah ;) *chuckle* Don't care much about Romeo & Juliet...
And by the way: What did you say? We don't disagree in anything but economics? *grin*
- TyA