Its been 450 years since The Bard has been born,History says he has left us long ago!but, has he?
“All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven age”
The above are famous lines of the Bard and how simply they reflect they reflect the life of humans on earth. We just play our parts and leave! Yes, we ordinary mortals leave this abode called earth but The Bard “Sir” William Shakespeare (He definitely would have got knighted for his service to the English Language) did he leave? , How can he leave? He is a true Immortal! His Plays, Poems, Songs and Words are entrenched so deep in us; in fact, they have become an integral part of our lives.This was a man who redefined the way we speak the Language, One Man , One Pen, Many incarnations!
This was a Man who bought love, anger, lust, revenge, care, kindness angst alive by his mere words. His gave us great examples of Friends, A King, A leader, A lover and more important how to be a Good but a humble and honorable human being. He portrayed and conveyed effectively how the fickle minded Human behaves when he is faced with adversities and with success.
His words reverberates across the world, in fact few of his stories are happening around the world one good example is from Macbeth, where he would be cursed that he would be killed when the Forest Moved, this could be the first Guerrilla war fought!
Another Famous line from the Play Tempest
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
The above is so relevant in today’s world. He was a man who conveyed the future in his plays, he was a man who saw how different emotions play havoc on human minds and he was a man who saw how hunger for power would ruin a man and woman as well.
He was not only a great writer but his stage innovations were well known, he, who created the Circular stage had all the audiences in mind. He ensured all his audiences were enchanted and enthralled by his works and they had something to relate to their lives from his plays.
His work spoke for him, im sure, if he was alive today he would have won multiple Oscars for story , Screenplay , Direction, Cinematography, acting ( If I may add) and would have won multiple Grammy’s for his song in Various genre ( Pop, Rock , Hip Hop , Rap , Love Ballads and what not) .
He would have added Palm d’or and even the Golden Globes!
He would have minted billions but im sure he would have remained humbled by remembering his lines from
A Midnight Summers Dream
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
It was privilege to have been to his birth place and to have visited those places where he lived his life and where he ensured he would live an immortal life.
The Bard would keep living forever and ever in our lives, in our hearts and in this world and someone would write an Ode to him at his 4500 birthday!
“We know what we are, but not what we may be.”
