Should Shakespeare Be Taught In Schools

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Teachers are attempting to remove Shakespeare literature. An abundance of teachers find Shakespeare's writing Romeo and Juliet irrelevant and repulsive and aspirate not to take part in the reading of the play. Other teachers find Shakespeare’s writing not only captivating, breathtaking; praising the works of Shakespeare and teaching them. Students are taught Shakespeare’s miraculous works generation, after generation, and we must remain to teach it. Being able to comprehend and understand Shakespeare helps students become a better reader. From “Why it is ridiculous not to teach Shakespeare in school.” A passage wrote by Valerie Strauss she states. “Ms. Dusbiber’s argument is largely reductive, and it turns the English classroom into a place where no one should be challenged or asked to step out their comfort zone, where we should not look beyond ourselves. I, however, think English class is the perfect place to push and prod even piss off students sometimes, and I can’t do that if I’m only ever holding up a mirror. Windows are good, too.” (Strauss 71-75). If teachers make …show more content…

Straus emphasizes that “so what Shakespeare wrote 450 years ago is not applicable to her teaching today? Ethnically diverse students don’t foolishly fall in love and over-dramatize every facet of that experience? Or feel jealousy or rage? Or fall victim to discrimination? Or act desperately out of passion?” (Strauss 40-42). Feeling that occurred to humans hundreds of years ago, and feelings now remain the same. Although the events took place over a century ago Shakespeare writes of heartbreak, tragedy, and passion; all which humans feel. Even after centuries many ethnicities still experience oppression and being treated as less. Shakespeare could help a student find a role model someone they look up to, as they would a superhero, and stand up or fight against oppression

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