Hamlet Commentary #2

The fact that there are still movies being made for the Bard's plays is a testament to his relevancy. Even though it has been four hundred years since he wrote the plays, they still intrigue members of the public. The plays are so fascinating and interesting that some people spend their life as players in theaters which solely perform them. There have been doubts that Shakespeare is still relevant. In today's world, it is nearly impossible to relate to any of the characters in the novel. Our lives are driven by technology and we are constantly connected, something that the characters in Shakespeare's plays were not and a cause of more than a few misfortunes in his plays. Furthermore, our language is distancing itself from that of Shakespeare more and more, so that with each generation it becomes harder and harder to read the plays. But despite the odds, Shakespeare remains a literary force. He is still widely read in classrooms, much to the dismay of students. His plays are still filmed, albeit more often than not the plays are released straight to DVD. What exactly makes him so important, I do not know. But for those that do, shakespeare is no less relevant today than he was a hundred years ago.