What was explained in this chapter? What about this chapter was interesting to you?
*Explain for each chapter. Chapter 1 "The fortunes of moor": This chapter explained how Shakespeare through his written book "Othello" has basically removed fears. It also explained how he was able to change our view on race, and how even an extremely popular "hero" like Shakespeare can be racist. He goes on and on about racism and how extreme Shakespeare was. I think that although interesting this is the most boring chapter in the book. Overall this chapter was interesting because of the fact that it showed how influential Shakespeare was. This chapter also touched on how some of his played such as "Othello" shouldn't be taught in a School, and may be too inappropriate to be taught in History class. Chapter 2 "Words, Words, Words": This chapter explained how Shakespeare has changed the English language for the better. The chapter explains the complexity of making words that no only sound pleasing, but words that logically make since. The author explained how he was and extremely literate person for his time, and maybe the most literate. At the end he explained that there are even some words that still aren't known, but instead they are guessed based on context. One of the biggest points that I enjoyed in this chapter was how the author stated that if you were to go to one of the plays back then not only would it be a different experience because of time, but simple words like "employer" was invented by Shakespeare in his plays. I found it amazing how boring the English language was, and how amazing, and detailed he made it. Lets just say that without Shakespeare we wouldn't be talking how we are today. Chapter 3 "The Beast with Two Backs": Chapter three is definitely the most inappropriate of all, but it brings up very interesting points. Such as we will never be able to make a theater like the originals, because of the fact that the atmosphere was so different (and mostly so gross people nowadays wouldn't dare to participate). It overall talks about how Shakespeare changed our "sex life." It brought up some things in Romeo, and Juliet that were very questionable. The chapter also touches on the fact that women roles in the plays were played by males (probably for the better). I don't want to go into too much detail because this chapter really brings out the bad, and dirty things that were in Shakespeare's mind. This chapter made me second guess if he is really someone we should be looking up to as a "hero." I will be commenting on Elisabeth's, and Angeline's, and Alex's Blog's.
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Elisabeth Dukes
2/2/2018 09:12:07 pm
Wow! Not only did I enjoy reading your blog post, but I learned a lot about Shakespeare. The most interesting thing I learned was that Shakespeare, like everyone else, holds implicit and explicit biases that he showcases through his plays. It is also interesting to connect his biases to present day problems such as racism. Overall I really liked your blog post and can't wait to read your next blog post an learn more about "How Shakespeare Changed Everything."
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