William Shakespeare: Star of stage and screen
<p><span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="EXPLORATIONS">EXPLORATIONS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="art">art</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>.</p><p><span word="VIOLA">VIOLA</span>: "<span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> ...</p><p><span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="sir">sir</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> ...</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="words">words</span>?"</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> "<span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Love">Love</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> "<span word="Romeo">Romeo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Juliet">Juliet</span>:" <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="loosely">loosely</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="writings">writings</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="works">works</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="play">play</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Comedy">Comedy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Errors">Errors</span>" <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="borrows">borrows</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="Plautus">Plautus</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="play">play</span> "<span word="Macbeth">Macbeth</span>," <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Raphael">Raphael</span> <span word="Holinshed">Holinshed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span>-<span word="oh">oh</span>-<span word="three">three</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p>
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