I'm inspired by William Shakespeare's creative writing in poetry and playwrights.
William was born in April 1564. He was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. I like the way he compares things to beautiful words that describes love, passion, and happiness. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. Born and raised in Strafford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway. Between 1585 and 1592 he had an acting company called The Lord Chamberlain's Men. There has controversy regarding his physical appearance, sexuatity , religious beliefs and whether he really wrote his own work. He wrote plays that contained comedy,tragedy, and historical genre. In the 20th century his work reatedly rediscovered by new movements of creative performances. His plays are highly regarded by diverse cultural and political backgrounds.
I love his play, especially A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is a witty mixture of romance, fairy magic, and comic lowlife scenes. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare confronts us with mysterious images of romantic desire. There are Theseus and Hippolyta, about to be marrige; both are strange and wonderful figures from classical mythology. Theseus is a great warrior, a kinsman of Hercules;she is an Amazon, a warrior-woman, defeated in battleby Theseus. Within Theseus's world of Athens,two young men and two young women sort themselves out into marriageable couples, but only after one triangle, with Hermia at the apex and Helena excluded, is temporarily replaced by another ,this time with Helena at the apex and Hermia excluded. At each point the fickle young men think they are behaving rationally and responsibly as infatuation laeds them into fierce claims and counterclaims, and the audience is shown the power of desire to take over one's vision and one's actions.
Friday, April 9, 2010
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