Preface to Shakespeare - Samuel Johnson

Preface to Shakespeare
       Samuel Johnson
   

                                                       
                             


Introduction:

In this essay Samuel Johnson wishes to justify the relevence of Shakespeare even after so many years. In this essay Samuel Johnson talks about the prose and cons of Shakespear's plays. First he talks about the prose of Shakespeare's plays.

It is like-

He does have any heroes he only has characters would enact in the same manner as the character in the place on the Shakespeare. Sometimes he also represent the thinks which are not possible in subtle manner and through those situation he represent the real life issues and perhaps though it the human nature.

Due to this reason Shakespeare's dramas are considered to be the mirror of human life. Shakespeare's characters are basically common instead of that while he talks about historical play. He was one of the rare writer or perhaps only writer who wrote both tragedy and comedy with the same kind of expertise. He united the powers of exciting, laughter and sorrow, not only in one mind, but in one composition.

Earlier there were three basic style of drama comedies, histories and tragedies but none of them had the exact or definite ideas. Tragedy was not during that time more elevated that comedy. Both the genres were treated equally. He wrote in three genre with equal expertise. Shakespeare way of writing is very smothness and clearity. His characters are completely natural who only react to the situation and the circumstances.

Next step is about the cons of Shakespeare's plays. Shakepeare sacrifies virtue to convenience and sometimes without any moral purpose. The plots are often loosely form, sometimes he cannot comprehend his own design and always seems to go for the easier option.

The latter part of the plays is evidently neglect to get the profit out of it imperfection is evident at the end. He had no record to the distinction of time and place. Comic scenes sometimes engages and all the characters almost appeare the same. In tragedy also, the performance seems constantly to be worse.

Narration is naturally tedious. There is scenes of disproportionate pomp it sometimes obstracts the progerss of the action. His set speeches are commonly cold and weak. In a way it is escapist writing. His writing always had quibble.

Conclusion:

In short, Shakespeare's plays have both charactaeristics prose and cons. But the fact is that Shakespeare is one of the greatest writer in the world.