Saturday 2 February 2013

shakespeare

Shakespeare is rightly considered as the father of modern literature! His influence is all pervasive in modern plays,sonnets and novels. There is hardly any dimension of human life left untouched by him. His characters are real and straight from life.He has considered every dilemma faced by modern man and given the answers to them.Shakespeare had a major role in shaping the British character though he is largely forgotten in his native country.King Lear,Hamlet,Julius Ceaser,Merchant of Venice,Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet are some of his most outstanding plays.
Shakespeare is unique in the sense that his plays are eternal and contemporary because they deal with the human psyche. All the great masters like Goethe,Voltaire,Coleridge and Tennyson had high praise for him.His command over the English language is unparalleled. There is not a single phrase or line which is inappropriate.
Shakespeare is perhaps the only European playwright who has a global appeal. His plays are staged even today,all over the world. His works have been translated in every language.His house at Stratford-on-avon is a very popular tourist attraction for foreign tourists.
Shakespeare like all geniuses had the foresight and the vision about the destiny of the human race! He had foreseen that one day the whole world would become one big family based on the principles of liberty,equality,fraternity and justice!

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