English Shakespeare Modern pop culture phenomenon

Shakespeare the pop phenomenon

Kaan, Karolina, Kiran, Nelly, Jerrit

11. Conclusion

7. Modern work inspired by Shakespeare

10. Comparison - Shakespeare's and Tupac's work - Shakespeare's and Tupac's influence

5. How did Shakespeare influence modern pop culture?

6. Why was/is Romeo and Juliet so influential?

9. How did Tupac influence modern pop culture?

8. Modern pop culture phenomenon

4. Why was Shakespeare considered a superstar?

3. Pop culture to Shakespeare's times

2. What is popular culture?

1. Who was William Shakespeare?

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Who was Shakespeare?

• Born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
• Baptised on April 26 1564
• Died on April 23 1616
• English playwright, poet and actor
• World's greatest dramatist
• Pop culture phenomenon

What is popular culture?

• Social practices, patterns of consumption, daily experiences
• Recognized by members of society
• Cultural products
• Involves aspects of social life
• Interactions between people in their everyday activities
• Informed by the mass media

Pop culture to Shakespeare's times

• Western pop culture began with Shakespeare
• First pop culture "superstar"
• Controversial topic
• Going to continue growing

Why was Shakespeare considered a superstar?

• Most famous writer in the UK
• He was an allrounder
• Best selling author
• 37 plays
• Famous quote: "To be, or not to be: that is the question."
• First dramatist, who addressed current topics
• Blueprints about variations of topics --> love, jealousy, revenge
• Everyone visits his place of birth

How did Shakespeare influence modern pop culture

• Language
• Addressed political topics -> inspired political leaders e.g. Nelson Mandela
• Themes that are relevant for society e.g.: love, greed, ambition and power
• Inspiration for high culture and low art

• His plays (especially Romeo and Juliet) have inspired modern works
• Musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, TV show writers, animators, dramatists and poets were inspired by him

• Influence for language, culture, society, art and education

Why was/is Romeo and Juliet so influential?

• Beautiful language, humour, action and love
• Relevant topics e.g.: Love, rivalry, friendship, conflicts with partens, fate and destiny
• Their recklessness and rebelliousness represents modern teenagers
• The story/the idea can be relatable for many people/teenagers
• Fobidden unconditional love
• A timeless story and message
• Influenced many films and songs e.g.: Taylor Swift - Love Story

Motocrossed - Twelfth Night The protagonist disguises herself as a male in order to take on an untraditionally male role

• She takes on the role of her brother
• She gains the respect of her peers

• Gender bending
• Swapping identities
• Unlikely romance

Modern work inspired by Shakespeare

The Lion King - Hamlet Young princes, who's fathers have been killed by their uncles

• The uncle wants to become the king
• The princes see their father's ghost
• Both are exiled away from their kingdoms
• The uncles die

Modern pop culture phenomenon

• Tupac Amaru Shakur
• Born on June 16 1971 in New York City
• Murdered on September 13 1996
• American actor and rapper
• Poet and social commentator

How did Tupac influence modern pop culture

• Rapid growth of the rap/hip-hop/pop culture
• Topics: Trust, racial discrimination, society, the poor (the ghetto)
• Poetic and raw delivery
• Self-empowerment
• Authenticity
• Spreading messages in creative ways
• Style, slang and music

Shakespeares's work

Tupac's work

Comparison

Comparison

Conclusion

Thanks!

• https://nohoartsdistrict.com/shakespeare-s-surprising-influence-on-modern-culture/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_18
• https://www.bigfm.de/artists/tupac
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1ZvUDvLDY
• https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/shakespeare400-how-shakespeare-shaped-modern-culture-34638536.html#:~:text=His%20work%20has%20inspired%20musicians,at%20least%20in%20part%2C%20influence.
• http://www.ijetsr.com/images/short_pdf/1495552361_nitttr1032_ijetsr.pdf
• https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4748672,00.html
• https://lisbdnet.com/why-is-romeo-and-juliet-still-read-today/#:~:text=Romeo%20and%20Juliet%20provides%20both,be%20popular%20to%20this%20day.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E

Sources

Sources

• https://superscholar.org/shakespeare-in-pop-culture/
• https://prezi.com/-7z6revq7acz/hamlet-vs-the-lion-king/
• https://reelrundown.com/movies/Two-Modern-Films-Based-on-Shakespeares-Twelfth-Night-and-the-Enduring-Theme-of-Gender-Roles
• https://klexikon.zum.de/wiki/Hamlet
• https://kytary.de/ms-the-lion-king-pvg/HN215651/
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273842/
• https://www.kobo.com/at/de/ebook/twelfth-night-usborne-young-reading-series-two