Shakespeare--a new must

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Good to know Shakespeare challenges the brain because I love his works. The Taming of The Shrew is freshest in my memory. He made me fall in love with old English writing.
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Shakespeare is one of my most adored authors of all time and I have read, so many of his plays that it’s unbeliveable. I would love to read some more and know I have an even better excuse, not that I really needed one.
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Interesting study. All I know is that I love Shakespeare.
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FeManJay wrote: 03 Oct 2012, 22:06 There was a study done recently by a gentleman who urges everyone to read more works by Shakespeare. His study started as a curiosity on how the brain reacts to Shakespearean prose, and ended with some fascinating and inspiring results. William Shakespeare often misuses nouns and verbs to great effect. However, this causes some interesting changes in the brain. There are two different parts of the brain that deal with noun usage and verb usage. When you are learning in elementary school nouns and verbs, you are teaching your brain. When you learn a new language, you are ingraining that new information into your brain as well.
There is something called the N400 which describes the 400 nanosecond response to something that your brain believes does not make sense. There is also something called the N600 which describes the 600 nanosecond response to something that your brain recognizes as something that does not make grammatical sense but still makes sense in its meaning. Usually your brain has the N400 response or the N400 in tandem with the N600. However, whilst conducting this study, they found that some phrases Shakespeare uses only inspire the N600 response. This is a rare phenomenon that has been proven to open new path ways in the brain and cause you to increase your ability to learn new things as well as your level of intelligence. In conclusion? Read more Shakespeare and become more smarter. :wink:
So while this wasn't really a review for a book, I do think it qualifies for this section because I urge everyone to go pick up a copy of your favorite Shakespearean work, or even a brand new one. Because there is no easier way to increase your intelligence than by reading a tragedy/history/comedy/romance.
There is nothing I can say to this comment but Wow. I have felt that reading Shakespeare used to give me the same kind of catharsis like doing a difficult Math problem or writing a complex piece of code. This is because understanding Shakespeare needed research and being present. I could not read Shakespeare like I read other books, I could not skim over, I could not rush. I had to savour each word, each metaphor, each hidden meaning and I always require an annotated version.
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This is actually very fascinating. It's almost like the study that claimed that listening Mozart could improve your intelligence. I say 'claimed' because there isn't enough scientific evidence to back these claims up at the moment.
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I always get afraid to read Shakespeare because English is not my first language. I will try to overcome it finally maybe. Wish me luck :techie-studyingbrown: :oops:
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In science, principles are introduced with the men and women who mothered them.
I say Shakespeare was more than a poet. In my own hermit mind, am being who redefined the alphabet meaning and sequence.

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This is a very interesting finding. I also like plenty of plays written by Shakespeare, and he is an amazing playwright, author, and poet.
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Really interesting points about the brain and reading Shakespeare. Once you get accustomed to the language, his prose becomes very enjoyable to read. I would encourage those who can to take a university course on his life and works. Learning about him, and how in his plays he made inside jokes to poke fun at things, really makes you appreciate his genius.
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How interesting! I never knew this but it makes complete sense and also links back to why they teach it in schools!! I didn't enjoy it in my younger years but I liked it when I finished school, and now I think maybe it's time for a read of some of his plays I've never read.
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I get why some people may not see the big deal whit his work, but I really enjoy it. I love how creates new words and phrases from his time, its kind of inspiring as a writer to see one of the best just make stuff up.
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I don't have to start doing that. I'm already reading all of his works before I go to sleep. Every night. With no failure.
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My favourite writer is William Shakespeare. I believe it takes time to read him. The results don't surprise me because reading Shakespeare is definitely more enjoyable.
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