Shakespeare in Love
maart 19th, 2010 by ronrandall1980|
IMDB rating: 7.40 Plot: Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work “Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter”. A great fan of Shakespeare’s plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play. |
Actors: Callow Simon,Rush Geoffrey,Wilkinson Tom,O’Donnell Steve,McMullen Tim,Fiennes Joseph,Beard Steven,Sher Antony,Barlow Patrick,Clunes Martin,Boulton Nicholas,Comedy,Drama,Romance,
Can someone tell me what this means in laymens terms?
Shakespeare got modest respect while he was alive, but his reputation as a brilliant bard didn’t gel right away. It wasn’t until almost 50 years after he died that anyone thought his life and work were notable enough to write about. By then, all his colleagues and compatriots were gone, unable to testify. He himself left little information to build a biography around. That’s why next to nothing is known about the person who made such a dramatic impact on the English language and literature. I suggest you take this as a metaphorical prod that will inspire you not to be blase about the greatness that is in your vicinity. Don’t take superlative intelligence, talent, or love for granted. Recognize it, bless it, be influenced by it.
Interesting…
Well, the end of the paragragh is saying "use the above as an example so that you realize your potential greatness now….or Don’t Throw Your Life Away" etc…
And the above is talking about Shakespeare and how it is/was difficult to know much about the man - to write a biography about him - because while he was alive and writing all these things that have forever influenced English literature his works were NOT popular or appreciated.
It wasn’t until 50 years AFTER he died that people took note of his work, but there wasn’t anyone - friends, family, colleagues - to interview (testify) to who he was because they were dead too.
mary_g71 | Feb 01, 2010
Who cares about Shakespeare? We’re not in the 1730’s anymore, let the man die already
Nikolai | Feb 01, 2010
Basically, Shakespeare wrote all of his works and died before anyone thought they were good. But once people realized how amazing they were and how influential his writings were for the english language, he and everyone who had known him had died. So people often times can only speculate personal information about shakespeare. But people should read his works and strive to understand the morals and lessons that they have to teach us and even though they were written a long time ago, they still have influence and importance in todays society.
Jared O | Feb 01, 2010
Ummmmmmmmmmmm. @ Nicolai…you realize that Shakespeare died in 1616, right?
Basically, it says: Greatness, TRUE greatness, is rarely recognized during the lifetime of the person who is great.
I remember a friend once telling me that his prof asked the class why Tennessee Williams wasn’t as great as Shakespeare, and, not at all what the prof was looking for, he answered: "400 years of steeping. We can’t possibly say that in 400 years, Tennessee Williams won’t be regarded with the same reverence that Shakespeare is, now." (this, when Williams was still alive…even today, fifty, sixty years later, he IS viewed much more as a genius than he was while still alive.
Also, that little is known about Shakespeare’s real life. We don’t even know for sure when he was born, only when he was baptized.
Don’t ever think, as that prof did, that the person you are discussing, still alive, might NOT be great when viewed later.
Think about who we spend most of our time watching, discussing…Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan. Do you think these names will even be KNOWN in a 100 years? Probably not. Who will be? Probably some unknown writers/artists.
Kate J | Feb 01, 2010
It means that Rome was a wealthy nation, Romans were bored for entertainment, and were running low on Christians to throw to the lions. That they watched his venue long enough to speak of every day life occurrences by referencing his scripts. Probably as much by sarcasm as by patronizm.
The immortality of his work was fairly shured up that he was the most prominent practitioner of this venue of the entire life cycle of the Roman empire. That its time and span destroyed other ways of life and the records thereof.
Ya, I know, not what your drama teacher wants to hear. Key word is drama
NONYA | Feb 01, 2010
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