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Comment on Deerstream by Rebekah

Rebekah — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:40:56 +0000

Shakespear is not relevant for teens because we do not know how old the characters in the book really are. Even if the characters in Shakespear’s book are in their teens,the characters in the book are likley not to be going through the same things as the teens in the world today.There are some things though that teens are going through, For example,teen girls in the world get into fights with other girls or get jelious because of boys. For instance, on page 106 Hermia says “You theif of love, What have you come by night and stol’n my loves heart from him” while Helena is trying to convince her that she isn’t and the Hermia is stealing her love. Like I said before the things that teens are going through are different and the teens in this world handle them differently then the characters do. For example, in the book, Hermia’s father makes her marry Demetrius and back then they had no choice and you had to do it while today, teens refuse to do things. Also there still are children that people makes them get married at early age, but then they will react to that differently than the characters.

Comment on Deerstream by Emily Zyczkiewicz

Emily Zyczkiewicz — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:44:54 +0000

I find what Alex states isnt true about the teenagers in the world. Shakespeare did change the romance life very much in the economy. When you walk in the mall you will see more and more young kids that are dating. Shakespeare took the world by storm with his books everybody knew who he was and wanted to live in his books. Morgan said that life now hasn’t changed very much from back in that time. She is right the romance in this life time is basically the same as it was back in that time.

Comment on Deerstream by alex

alex — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:25:30 +0000

Julie states that Shakespeare is relevant to teenagers of this day an age because he is a well known wrighter. Just because he is a well known wrighter doesnt me his plays are relevant to kids. And most kids of this day and age dont really care about love stories and Shakespeare.

Comment on Deerstream by Rebekah

Rebekah — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:22:37 +0000

Morgan states that today is not much dufferent then in the life of Shakespear, but I disagree. Today is different for teens because they don’t get married at 14 and younger. Teens would have a hard time relating though to Shakespear because the characters in the play don’t go through what the teens in this world are going through today. That’s why I disagree because even though Shakespear had teens in the book, the characters aren’t going through the same things teens are today.

Comment on Deerstream by Rose

Rose — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:58:45 +0000

Julie bases her statement of Shakespeare’s relevancy on the “fact” that “Shakespeare is commonly considered the greatest author the world has ever known and one of the finest poets to have written in the English language.” The goodness of his work is not up for question, but its appropriateness for today’s teen. Though it is undoubtably good literature, because of the arguments I advanced as well as others, it simply isn’t appropriate reading for today’s teen. It does not give good role models in love and emotions.

Comment on Deerstream by Julie

Julie — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:11:38 +0000

Rebekah’s three points indicate that teenagers today will not relate to Shakespeare’s writings, but I disagree. First Rebekah said it’s difficult to understand Shakespeare’s writings because of the hard vocabulary and the way he says things. Learning new words and understanding Shakespeare’s time back in history helps educate the reader. Secondly, Rebekah said that his works are not true stories. Lots of stories which are not factual can teach truth about real life, for example, Pollyanna, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Aesop’s fables. Thirdly, Shakespeare’s plays do not encourage teenagers to be in love. Although romance is a topic that teenagers will find in Shakespeare, it is something they are naturally interested in and will relate to the characters. Rebekah made some good points, but digging deeper you can see that Shakespeare is relevant for teenagers today.

Comment on Deerstream by Sam M.

Sam M. — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:01:33 +0000

Rebecca L. claims that Shakespeare’s works are irrelavent should not be read by teens because, “The fake romances are unedifying and polluting to the minds of youth.” however, if your going to judge a guy that was writing in the 16th century based on the movies and TV junk we watch today. You’d find that Shakespeare’s relavency trumps the movies and TV. If Shakespeare isn’t rlavent than I don’t know what is.

Comment on Deerstream by Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:51:13 +0000

Harry states that, “the way things happen in this life today and how they happened long ago are much different.” I do agree with that statement. This have changed alot over the years, but Shakespeare’s plays are mainly about love, life and greed, and we still have all of those things in modern day. Shakespeare’s play are not very different from modern life.

Comment on Deerstream by Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:16:04 +0000

Shakespeare’s writings are irrevalent to teens today, even though some of his characters are teenagers. Maddie said, “This makes it easier for teenagers to relate to the stories.” As I see it, just because teens are in the story doesn’t mean modern teens can relate. For example, teens today aren’t forced to marry anyone, at least in the U.S. And if you don’t want to marry someone, you won’t hear: “You’ll be executed or never see a man again”, as Hermia did from Theseus on page 7 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Modern teens will have a hard time relating to Shakespeare’s writings.