William Shakespeare s Influence On Modern Culture

Sam Ebersole Mrs. Ruiz English 9A Period 1 19 November 2015 Shakespeare s Influence on Modern Culture William Shakespeare is one of the world s most influential people to ever live. â€Å"BBC audience survey names Shakespeare as Britain s Man of the Millennium.† (Andrews 2) Shakespeare’s works continue to be evident globally in modern society. Hundreds of years after William Shakespeare’s death, his influence continues to make an effect in the modern day English language, modern movies and film, and authors or artists today. Shakespeare has influenced the way we speak, express ourselves, and enriched the English language is many ways. â€Å"Shakespeare introduced nearly 3,000 words into the English language.† (Anderson) Our vocabulary is full of phrases or words from Shakespeare. Without Shakespeare, we would not express ourselves the way we do. â€Å"He gave us uniquely vivid ways in which to express hope and despair, sorrow and rage, love and lust.†(Kurlak) The words Shakespeare created are used everyday. â€Å"Many words and phrases from his plays and poems have become a common part of everyday speech.† (Popova) Words like addiction, amazement, generous, gloomy, gossip are all commonly used words were all created by and used in Shakespeare s plays. The list of everyday words from Shakespeare is much larger with words like advertising, blanket, outbreak, and thousands more. â€Å"Without him, our vocabulary would be just too different.†(Harris ) As well as words, many ofSho w MoreRelatedWilliam Shakespeare s Othello And The English Language1649 Words   |  7 PagesPoet, playwright, actor and dramatist, William Shakespeare is one of the most influential and greatest writers up to this day in poetry and the English language. 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