LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 17:4 April 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Shakespeare’s Plays Reflect the Cultural and Social Conditions of
the Elizabethan Age

Dr. R. C. Vasuki


Acute Power of Observation

To understand the personality of Shakespeare you have to go to his place. From an attentive study of his place we find that Shakespeare was endowed with an acute power of observation of all phenomena of life. Nothing escaped his burning gaze. The features of every phenomenon were registered in his mind. Habits, characters, countenance, costume, landscape, emotions, seasons, state affairs, events witnessed, reports heard and chronicle read, and traffic in the streets and stars in the heaven, misery and pomp, wise and honour, health and sickness, vigour, frailty, stenches and sweet smells, cunning and pity, birds and animals and games- Every shape and condition and element became an image in his mind for use of his art. He was a handsome poet with ready with and a well-shaped man. The most admirable quality of Shakespeare- the man is his broad humanity. This paper attempts to highlight Shakespeare’s culture and society.

Bright Women Characters

Shakespeare reflected the culture and society of his day especially in his comedies. He has given intelligent and sometimes powerful female characters. Women are shown as the root and heart of matter. He has pictured characters from Cleopatra to Miranda covering a full span and a wide range of characters with virtues and brightened grace of women. No one can ever forget glittering heroines like Roselines, Violas and Portias. They are supporters to put man in their place - charming and rebellious.

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Dr. R. C. Vasuki
Principal and Associate Professor of English
A. P. C. Mahalaxmi College for Women
Thoothukudi 628 002
Tamilnadu
India
rcvasuki@gmail.com
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