Shakespeare in Todays World

By: Robert Merrill, Amanda Brunjes, Raymond Tran,

and Ethan Lam

What Words Did Shakespeare Create?

Academe
Accused
Addiction
Advertising
Amazement
Arouse
Assassination
Bandit
Bedroom
Beached
Birthplace
Blanket
Bloodstained
Barefaced
Blushing
Bet
Bump
Buzzer
Caked
Cater
Champion
Circumstantial
Cold-blooded
Compromise

Courtship
Countless
Critic
Dauntless
Dawn
Deafening
Discontent
Dishearten
Drugged
Dwindle
Epileptic
Elbow
Excitement
Exposure
Eyeball
Fashionable
Fixture
Flawed
Frugal
Generous
Gloomy
Gossip
Gust
Hint

Words That Shakespeare Created Continued

Hobnob
Hurried
Impede
Impartial
Invulnerable
Jaded
Label
Lackluster
Laughable
Lonely
Lower
Luggage
Lustrous
Madcap
Majestic
Marketable
Metamorphose
Mimic
Monumental
Moonbeam
Mountaineer
Negotiate
Noiseless
Obscene

Ode
Olympian
Outbreak
Panders
Pedant
Premeditated
Puking
Radiance
Rant
Remorseless
Savagery
Scuffle
Secure
Skim Milk
Submerge
Summit
Swagger
Torture
Tranquil
Undress
Unreal
Varied
Vaulting
Worthless
Zany

Has Shakespeare Appeared in the News?

As a matter of fact, Shakespeare has appeared in the news. In the New York Times, many of
Shakespeares plays are quoted, from Review: A Romeo and Juliet Running Swiftly From Love to
Death to Jane Austen and Shakespeare, for the 21st century. These articles talk about reviews of
Shakespeares plays and comparing authors from today to Shakespeare himself.
Another article of news that Shakespeare is in is called Shakespeare Revealed: How a Tradesmans Son
Created the Very Idea of Englishness. This article talks about peoples thoughts about his writing. Near
the beginning of the article, it shows negative comments from people like Charles Darwin. Later on,
people quote him as wordsmith, discloser of souls, and a maker of Englishness mostly because of the
words he created and the way he used them to capture (most) of the audience.

How Has Shakespeares Writing Affected Modern Language?

Shakespeares writing has affected modern language in a multitude of ways. Here they are, As You Like
It

Influenced 3,000+ words

Set standards for modern English
Many of Shakespeares new and unique expressions are still used
He hid insults in his writing, which is commonly found today
Shakespeare popularized the iambic pentameter
Changed many nouns into verbs that made sense
Largely got rid of suffixes that edited grammatical use

Recent References to Shakespeare or His Work in Current Politics

or Entertainment
These Paper Bullets: A Modish Ripoff of William
Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing

Incorporated Shakespeares melodramatic love stories into a

spin off
...meets the Beatles.
This isn't a musical but a comedy infused with some deftly
calibrated tunes.
Shakespeares brutalized love shines out of the drama,
comedy, and plot of the play
The play surrounding the main plot points of Shakespeares
Much Ado about Nothing and endless heart aching stories
LA Times

Celebrities do their best Shakespearean read of pop songs

All the world's a stage, especially on social
media.

Celebrities read song lyrics translated into

Shakespeare style language
Nominated other stars for charity
Started with David Finn with his
Shakespearean version The Fresh Prince
of Bel-Air

CNN

Conclusion
In conclusion, Shakespeare can be seen everywhere in the modern world. He has
influenced our language today and even new words that are still in use today. He
is also being popularized through music, the news, and even celebrities. Through
popularization and influence, Shakespeare lives on in the world we know today
and will continue to for as long as the english language is still being spoken.

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