Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Shakespeare: The Fun and Funny


This video displays most crucially what can be done with the mode of Shakespearean interpretation. We can take his language, meld it with our own culture, make it relevant and funny, and interest those who may have been otherwise disinterested. Perhaps this isn't brilliant, but it's examples like these which add to Shakespeare's influence, importance, and fun. Why not praise it and enjoy the show? We can ask if such an interpretation misses the point of Shakespeare, as there doesn't seem to be much depth here, but the essence of Comedy, as we spoke about in class, consists of cheating death (focusing our attention rather upon life). And laughter accomplishes this, as it can press the depressed in all the right ways. That concept of laughter's satisfactions are what inspired Shakespeare's Comedic form, making this video appurtenant by default.

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