Shakespeare And Life Robert Mack Analysis

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Shakespeare is dead and gone why do we still have to read about him, how most students react when they hear they have to read about Shakespeare. Reading Shakespeare may seem to be incomprehensible for some to read but it is worth the effort.
One device that Mack used to argue that Shakespeare may seem to be incomprehensible for some to read but it is worth the effort is repetition. “…and that’s why they recommend rereading – “again and again” (lines 44-45). This repetition enhances his argument because the words again and again are sticking with the students to remind them that reading Shakespeare just doesn’t come easily by reading it one times it takes you reading it over and over to to fully understand it." Struggling with the complexities involved in interpreting Shakespeare in a superb preparation for struggling with the complexities of life". This advances Mack argument because hearing the word word complexities over and over in this sentence remind the students that not understanding Shakespeare is normal but and that it will help you understand the difficulties in life.
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Literature teaches you about life, and the better you understand literature, the better you understand life. It is also true , though , that the more you know about life the better equipped you are to understand what you find in literature’’ as stated on lines 92-95.Macks argument becomes better with this quote because hearing the words life and literature correlating with understanding Shakespeare they begin to understand that comprehending Shakespeare will help you in real world situations. As stated on lines 17-19 “…You realize what seemed random is instead strikes you as appealingly edgy. And what initially seemed weird now looks strangely wonderful”. Mark effectively used this because the structure makes it easier for the students to