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Should Shakespeare be taught in school?
William Shakespeare and his plays: On the one hand, there are people who love his works, while, on the other hand, there are several people disliking his plays. Regardless of this circumstance, Shakespeare plays a big role in English literature and therefore the questions arises if Shakespeare should be taught in school.
First and foremost, it can be argued that Shakespeare’s works are not easy to understand due to an old and complex English language and therefore should not be taught in school. However, dealing with Shakespeare has to be considered a great challenge for pupils, a challenge that pupils are capable of coping. Since understanding Shakespeare, as well as his works, is not rocket science, every pupil attending High School should deal with Shakespeare at least once.
Furthermore, dealing with Shakespeare contributes to expanding the own horizon because Shakespeare immensely influenced our modern English language. By adding new words and idioms he shaped our present English, and therefore it is worth to have a closer look at how he affected the language spoken by us almost every day. In this context, we do not speak about a language spoken by minorities, instead, we talk about our today’s world language.
Besides, Shakespeare ought to be taught in school because his plays serve as a mirror of the time back in the days. For instance, “Richard III” is set during the War of the Roses and even though it is not totally realistic, it gives us a rough overview on the happenings during this period of time. Since there are just a few literary works from that time, we should deal with the remaining works in order to get a deeper insight into past cultures.
Last but not least, Shakespeare’s plays contain remarkable storytelling, entertaining the reader with the help of well-developed characters and elaborated concepts regarding the plot. Hence, dealing with these should not be regarded as time-wasting.
Taking everything into account, I come to the assumption that Shakespeare belongs to classrooms. Particularly the argument that Shakespeare strongly influenced our modern English convinces me to think so. For the future it remains to be seen, whether Shakespeare’s works will be implemented into the core curriculums or not. Bear in mind not to judge a book by its cover. This perfectly fits Shakespeare’s plays since they often seem weird at first glance, but become comprehensible, as well as instructive, when having a closer look at them.
