Is Shakespeare Relevant Today

Shakespeare died over four centuries ago and is more popular and significant than ever before. To be relevant means to be closely connected to what is being done. It means it’s appropriate to the current time period or circumstances. Being popular means to be liked or admired by many people. Shakespeare fits perfectly into both of those definitions and will never be forgotten. He is one of a kind and is definitely respected by many. He has created plays that no one will ever be able to outdo.
But who is Shakespeare and why is he still so important in today’s society? Shakespeare is loved by many and is considered to be the best British writer of all time. All his plays and works are about love, death, mystery, revenge, grief, jealousy, life

Lust, hunger for money and greed are all relevant themes in today’s society. We don’t really think about what’s important to us. Children nowadays are just wanting more and more stuff that they don’t need. It’s ridiculous to see that there’s competition over who has the best clothes and iPhone. They don’t understand what’s significant in the world, they just want to impress their friends.

“The Lion King, believe it or not is based on Hamlet.”
Nowadays we have reshaped Shakespeare’s old plays into modern movies so people can understand the greatness of him without even knowing.
How could we forget about Romeo and Juliet? The best-known love story of all time. Thankyou Shakespeare for giving us Romeo and letting Leonardo play his part. Plus, surely all young people have seen 10 Things I Hate About You.
This movie is a retelling of the play, The Taming of the Strew but instead of Katherina getting asked to prom, it’s

Not one family relationship is the same. Even in Macbeth, it perfectly captures the stages of a relationship in a breakdown. Everyone knows of someone or has gone through a relationship that has fallen apart. In Macbeth, the communication deteriorates, conflict takes over, they shut each other out and lastly they go their separate ways. This occurs daily in people’s lives and many people can relate to it.
Suicide is one key part in the theme of death in this play. It was supposed by many that Polonius’ daughter, Ophelia had taken her own life when she drowned in a river, after her world was torn apart because of her father’s murder. In today’s society, suicide is still an unfortunate issue, just like in Hamlet. Around 2,000 Australians die each year due to suicide which affects their surrounding friends and family.
Macbeth also has characters who show the complete and utter misery of a depressed person. They show that they are tormented by thoughts and that they can’t sleep, they have difficulty communicating with loved ones, they also think that life is pointless and contemplate suicide. This is a struggle that many people face every day and is very hard for someone to understand when they don’t know what they’re going