ENG3U Unit 3

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October 12, 2022 at 3:47 pm #23915

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How do you think Shakespeare would react if he knew that you were learning about his play more than 450 years after he wrote it?

October 14, 2022 at 7:20 am #24118

Ay banu
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I think he will be really proud of himself for being thought so highly of after such a long time, he might be surprised as well, that his work made such an impact on the literature world and admired by so many people.

October 17, 2022 at 8:22 am #24193

Nancy Wei
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As he worte in his sonnet 18 “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”，he lives forever in his masterpieces. He must be very happy and satisfied when he finds that his prediction is true and his play has been carefully studied till this day.

October 17, 2022 at 11:16 am #24200

Yuze Yang
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I think Shakespeare would have been moved and relieved. Because his work is based on a wide range of lives, everything that flows from his pen feels real and believable to us, and that’s where it gets popular recognition.

October 27, 2022 at 3:13 pm #24655

Dr. Dan Zebeljan
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I agree with all of your observations! One food for thought: In ENG3U Unit 3 we are learning, as you know, “The Taming of the Shrew”, but aye, here is the rub (look up the idiom if you don’t understand it): In your opinion, did Shakespeare criticize and mock the misogyny, or did he tacitly, by making the comedy of it, brush this serious topic away, thus proliferating (look it up) the gender inequality for years to come! Think about this and write one response each here on the forum.

October 27, 2022 at 3:18 pm #24656

Dr. Dan Zebeljan
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By the way, Yuze, yes I believe that you are right in saying that he would have been relieved! You see, in his time, Shakespeare was akin to the present-day Spielberg. He opened his own “Globe Theatre”, had his successful troop, was respected, protected, and sponsored by the Crown and the aristocracy, and was beloved by audiences! So eternal glory must have weighed heavy on his mind and he would have certainly been “relieved” if he were to know how popular he still was, almost half a millennium later!
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