Shakespeare--a new must
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Re: Shakespeare--a new must
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Reading a play that is translated can never be the same, I agree (I feel that way about having to read Pablo Neruda's poetry in English). However, with Shakespeare you might benefit from reading some of it in your language first, and perhaps watching a play (tons on Netflix, etc). THEN try it in English. Or just dive in and start, I think the critic Harold Bloom mentioned that people are often reluctant to read Shakespeare because of the difficulty of language, but urged them to just start reading. Then the reader will usually pick up more than they expected. I purchased a dictionary of Shakespearean language, so every odd word and phrase is in there and it's quite useful.
After reading this thread I'm inspired to meet Will again. I'm staring at him on my shelf right now, I think he wants out.
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"Read more Shakespeare and become more smarter"
Who can arguer?
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It is only in the alphabet that B must of necessity follow A
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FeManJay wrote:There was a study done recently by a gentleman who urges everyone to read more works by Shakespeare. His study started as a curiosity on how the brain reacts to Shakespearean prose, and ended with some fascinating and inspiring results. William Shakespeare often misuses nouns and verbs to great effect. However, this causes some interesting changes in the brain. There are two different parts of the brain that deal with noun usage and verb usage. When you are learning in elementary school nouns and verbs, you are teaching your brain. When you learn a new language, you are ingraining that new information into your brain as well.
There is something called the N400 which describes the 400 nanosecond response to something that your brain believes does not make sense. There is also something called the N600 which describes the 600 nanosecond response to something that your brain recognizes as something that does not make grammatical sense but still makes sense in its meaning. Usually your brain has the N400 response or the N400 in tandem with the N600. However, whilst conducting this study, they found that some phrases Shakespeare uses only inspire the N600 response. This is a rare phenomenon that has been proven to open new path ways in the brain and cause you to increase your ability to learn new things as well as your level of intelligence. In conclusion? Read more Shakespeare and become more smarter.
So while this wasn't really a review for a book, I do think it qualifies for this section because I urge everyone to go pick up a copy of your favorite Shakespearean work, or even a brand new one. Because there is no easier way to increase your intelligence than by reading a tragedy/history/comedy/romance.
I have loved Shakespeare since high school, now I know why. I really enjoy learning new things about the brain so this is great information.
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Not to mention Romeo and Juliet is a relative bore. Come on, banal teenager love story versus crazed supernatural love triangles? octahedron? Honestly, there's just no comparison.subzerowon wrote:I didn't care for Romeo and Juliet but maybe that was due to it being over done. Im more towards A Midsummer Night's Dream and MacBeth.