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This 3 page paper examines Ludwig Wittgenstein’s reaction to Shakespeare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Analyzing Shakespeares Critics Research Compiled
by K. Von Huben 5/2010 Please Introduction In his chapter entitled Singularity, Gary Taylor rakes Shakespeare over the coals and suggests
that he does not deserve his place in English letters. He quotes a number of other critics to support his view. This paper looks at one of the critics Taylor
cited, namely Ludwig Wittgenstein, and what the latter says about Shakespeare. Discussion In his analysis, Taylor says that Wittgenstein distrusted Shakespeare because of the latters ease in accommodating himself to
"the values of his age" (Taylor, 1989, p. 398). He believes that Wittgensteins uneasiness comes from the fact that Shakespeare apparently didnt have a problem with what Taylor calls the
"confines of his times," and he didnt struggle with social conventions as did authors like Dante and Goethe (Taylor, 1989, p. 398). Without this defining struggle, Shakespeare becomes a "mere
technician of language" who, instead of a calling, now has a job (Taylor, 1989, p. 398). He then quotes Wittgenstein as saying that while we speak of Beethovens great heart,
no one could say the same of Shakespeare (Taylor, 1989). He is not true to life (Taylor, 1989). With that in mind, lets take a look at another of Wittgensteins
quotes about Shakespeare. He says " Shakespeare and dreams ... And if Shakespeare is great, as he is said to be, then it must be possible to say of
him: its all wrong, things arent like that - and yet at the same time its quite right according to a law of its own. It could be put like
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