Friday after school, I was sitting in the library waiting
for my mother to pick me up and I noticed an enormous red book on one of the
tables. I got up and went over to see what it was about. The title of that book
is The First Folio of Shakespeare, so
basically it is an anthology of Shakespeare plays. This summer I performed in a
ballet based off of A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, which made me interested in reading it. As I was skimming over these
plays (skimming because they can get too hard to understand when actually
reading) I paid attention to how unique Shakespeare’s writing is and that it’s
a rare occasion when you come across someone who still writes in that style. Shakespeare
made up many of the words he used in his plays, which is something that I don’t
see very often.
Pretty
much every school assigns one of Shakespeare’s master pieces to be read at some
point. They do this because all of his writing is beautifully written in a way
that almost every line has meaning and importance. And usually if there wasn’t
a real meaning to a phrase it usually had a pun or witty statement. His imagery
was incredible and the order in which he wrote his phrases was unique. Not to
mention, all the while he kept some sort of rhythm or tone. Shakespeare is probably
one of my all-time favorite writers, because they are fabulous to read and
several of them have been made into ballets.
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I've seen the big red book in the library too, but I didn't read it. It was just too big for me to handle at the moment. I totally agree with you, Shakespeare had a incredible writing style, and very good content. Not only did he write wonderful stories, but he wrote a lot of stories! A big red book full of stories, that's what is amazing to me.
ReplyDeleteMy mom owns that big red book. It sits there, lonely. I've never read it and though the cover is beautiful, its never really been... appealing. I think you've just inspired me.
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