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| William shakespeare (president shakespeare) |
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| Benjamin Franklin (100$ bill) |
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| pirate shakespeare |
Well I tend to think of the well goateed fellow on the right. All my life since elementary school, I always heard teachers singing the praises of this man that for all his physical appearances appeared to be a pirate.Seriously just throw on a hat and an eye patch and bam, ready made pirate.
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. (wikipedia)
So its not just "Westerm Civilization" that has been touched by this man, but anyone that has ever read a book probably knows of him, even if not much. Even though he wasn't the first person to write a story or put together a play, I'd like to say that everyone, now a days, that goes on to become an actor or write books or cartoons probably will view Shakespeare as an important piece, if not the reason for their career choice. Even if you have not chosen those career paths, you are affected by the people that were. Politicians, script writers, actors, philosophers, cartoonists, reporters, people that run the newspapers.
Movies and theater are powerful tools. They almost allow you to view "first hand" events that you were not even present for via skilled reenactment. Consciously we may understand that it may not have happened that way, and that we weren't there, but our subconscious and our heart tries to tell us otherwise. Hearing someone tell a story or reading a book does not have the same ability to bring tears, rage, and love to the surface............ passions to from the depths our being out into the open, that a reenactment with actual people does.
When you read about the Titanic in school, or on your own time, did you even shed a tear, did you think about the hopes and dreams of the people lost? There's a scene in the movie where all the band members are going to separate and try to get on life boats/find prime spots to survive they decide to stay together and play to the end. Did it actually happen that way? I don't know but that's how I'm going to remember it.
When you saw the movie the 300, were you filled with a rage against back stabbing politicians, were going "Fuck yeah" during the fight scenes(even if just in your head)? Did you gain a new and very real respect for Spartans/Greeks that reading about them didn't do for you? Ending "fight" (about 3:50) in where he attempts to deliver a killing blow on the Persian king. He dies a hero, a man, a legend. No real way to know if that's how it happened, but that's how I remember it.
When watching the blue planet series (or any animal series/documentary) do you gain a new appreciation for the animals and people that go through the insane lengths to capture the scenes? You can be given all the literature in the world about animals and why we should save them/preserve them
a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million pictures. A collection of funny animal videos. When we can relate to an animals needs and actions, they suddenly become a lot more real to us and give us a reason to care.
Videos and Theater can take us to places, and let us experience what we not otherwise. They let us "be there" when we are here and "see" what was seen. Though probably the most recent form of art out of all the forms, it is arguably the most powerful, probably contested with literature/print.
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