Author: Obeid Al Marri
Greetings and salutations fellow bloggers and blogerettes, in this
blog, I’ll be discussing Shakespeare’s wonderful playing skills at the new
addition of the Call of Duty series. Let’s get right to it! So Shakespeare…Oh
wait a second, what the? My mistake, the title was supposed to be Shakespeare
plays, not as in the action of playing. I can never rely on my dog typing my
blogs. Blame him not me! Well, I’ll get right to it... First, let me introduce
you to Shakespeare’s Plays.
Shakespeare had composed many poems, stories and even plays during
his time. As he would create said literature works of art, he would later on
create them into plays for his audiences to view. This form of art was utilized
for its persistent use of emphasis and dramatization which better suited the
audience members that would most often prefer visual representations in
contrast to literature.
DID YOU KNOW, The Wizz, William Shakespeare never published
any of his plays and therefore none of the “original” manuscripts have
survived. Although, this did not permit the use of his manuscripts to be made
into plays since the present of copyright laws were not present or put in place
during the Elizabethan Era in which, if you follow me constantly and read my
previous blogs, theater and plays were at large. Link to my Blog about the Elizabethan
Era right here à http://obeidalmarr2.blogspot.ae/
Why were they
used?
Plays were used as a form of expressing the numerous concealed
political and religious beliefs during Shakespeare’s times and that was the
sole reason as to why censorship of some of his plays were implemented in order
to suppress any trialing or underpinning ideologies opposing to that of the hierarchies
in front of a live audience. It was unlikely that Shakespeare wasn’t actually
involved with the production/ publication of his plays. Although two of his
poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, were certainly given
approval to be published by him.
Some prominent plays created by the one and only, Shakespeare
include:
Comedies: Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Two Gentlemen
of Verona
Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Anthony and Cleopatra, and King Lear
Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Anthony and Cleopatra, and King Lear
My experience with
Shakespeare’s Plays:
In class, we are currently discussing Macbeth and I am certainly
LOVIN’ IT. The protagonists, antagonists, events, ups and downs and the themes
are all the aspects that CERTAINLY drew me in to reading and even being a part
of this captivating play. These works of arts and their use of text portray an
array of vibrant impressions. The use of language and literary devices is not
of norm in present society making it difficult for a reader of this era to understand
the idioms and phrases in the plays. Make sure if you were attending a play, downloading
the Shakespeare translator would help (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shakespeare-translator/id516113826?mt=8)
it is available
on your Apple devices.
And to conclude this Blog, here is your weekly fact dosage:
Did you know!
In the 1570s,
John Shakespeare was prosecuted (or threatened with prosecution) four times for
the illegal activities of trading in wool and money-lending.
And…
Shakespeares ‘MacBeth’
could possibly be the origin of ‘Knock-Knock’ jokes. He also used “Your Momma”
Jokes, as seen in ‘Jimon of Athens & Jitus Andronicus
Farewell, fair
cruelty.
