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Shakespeare’s Influence by Afiq Nuradli (189089)


Shakespeare’s Influence on The English Language and Romeo + Juliet

For this blog post I will write more on Shakespeare’s influence in the English Language. I’ve been a fan of Shakespeare’s work for a long while but I never knew how much he has changed the English Language. He played an important part in the development. For example, one of the changes he made to the language was the Grammar which was inflectional endings.

Shakespeare also introduced over 3000 new words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Today, not many people can make up new words that can be accepted into the Oxford Dictionary. Many new words today have a lot to do with social media and trends but they are not suitable enough to be in official English dictionaries. Shakespeare was also responsible for some phrases such as “Flesh and Blood”, “Cruel to be kind”, “Vanish into thin air” and “the game is up”.
Shakespeare is not only a talented writer but to my surprise an amazing linguist as well. I honestly had no idea he had so much effect on the English Language. It’s strange how I don’t remember this lesson back in Diploma but I’m glad I learned this now despite not being able to attend class. If Shakespeare haven’t invented these words, then I can’t imagine a world without them as we all grew familiar with them all through our lives.

We were also asked to watch Baz Lurhman’s Romeo + Juliet. I loved the movie. I love the aesthetic of the movie as well. I will write a more in depth essay on this but right now I just want to give my opinion/review on the film. I love the fact that the film still uses the original Shakepearean script but in a modern context. Everything else in the film is modernized from costumes, settings, props. The only thing that remains the same is the laguage. This makes me relate to the characters more than the original play eventhough it seemed odd seeing two young people wanting to get married after meeting once but I love the fact that they managed to make it look and sound natural. I got so immersed that I was watching a movie because I felt like I was watching the play itself.
That is all I think I can think of talking about for this blog post. Thank you for reading.

by Afiq Nuradli bin Amin Abdul Nasir (189089)

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