Shakespeare And Pop Culture
Shakespeare And Pop Culture
Shakespeare Pop Culture
This class is the introduction to the Shakespeare in Pop Culture Series. Hdaudbus.sys driver for mac. This class is a prerequisite for taking other courses in the Shakespeare in Pop Culture Series. This one-week introductory course runs at the beginning of every semester. After taking this course, students are free to take other courses in the Shakespeare series in any order. I discover something radically new about Hamlet every time my seniors and I work through the play. It's the gift that keeps on giving. There's always some huge, new revelation or interpretation of the play. Shakespeare & Pop Culture introduces students to the art, i.e., the advantages, the challenges, limitations, and complications, of adapting Shakespeare for the stage and the screen. The plays we will study are Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, Henry V, and Macbeth. Importantly, our emphasis will be with performances, not the text. But also, one could plausibly argue Shakespeare has been manufactured into what he is today through popular culture.' Academia has helped fuel Shakespeare's mystique by thoroughly incorporating his works into the standard curriculum for high school and college students, Bayer noted.
Shakespeare Influence Pop Culture
In studying the work of William Shakespeare, it becomes evident that his ideas have influenced a variety of artistic genres. Among these genres, it is perhaps the American sitcom that has most solidified Shakespeare's presence in the modern world. In Gene Roddenberry's 'Star Trek,' the members of an elite federation known as 'Starfleet' travel the galaxy in search of knowledge and contact with other sentient beings. Originally produced in 1966, Star Trek has become a staple in pop culture. While the show appears to center around adventure, it also addresses issues of human rights, politics, and social structure. To underscore the moral lessons presented in Star Trek, Roddenberry often draws on Shakespearean quotes as titles to each episode. In addition, many of the episodes themselves contain plot structures similar to those of Shakespeare's original plays. Like Shakespeare, who presented moral dilemmas through dynamic characters, Roddenberry creates situations that force the crew of Star Fleet to make difficult and often far reaching decisions. As a result, characters are presented with multiple dimensions rather than the conventional categories of 'good' and 'evil.'