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Questions for Shakespeare discussion:
1. The literary critic, Harold Bloom, proposes that Shakespeare the writer espouses no philosophy, no politics, no religion nor any other agenda in his plays. In terms of students discovering their identity, is this a good thing to encourage? 2. Bloom claims that Shakespeare is the founder of psychology because he "invented" the personality, defined for the first time in history what it is to be human. Through showing a multiplicity of complex, full characters with unique yet recognizable outlooks, Shakespeare shows us ourselves. In what ways can this be used in the classroom? 3, Bloom has also said that Shakespeare's work is a "secular scripture from which we derive much of our language, psychology and mythology". In what ways? |