you local council intends to name a street after a famous historic figure that lived in an english-speaking country . reccomend a personalitty and explain your choice
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majortom
If I was given the authority to name a street after one particular foreign person, I would give this honour to William Shakespear. There are many charismatic historical figures to choose from and many achievements to be listed, and you can't quite compare them and say that one is more valuable than another. But William Shakespear's heritage that still lives among us is always so topical that it actually seems to be ageless. I personally think that his works are perceived now by many young people as something old and boring, something that everyone has heard of, but no one actually wants to read. And I think that it's a great pity. His works cover so many areas of our lives that literally any situation can be related to one of his masterpieces. Teenagers should definitely read Romeo & Juliet as a great love story between two young hearts. University students would really enjoy Hamlet with his battle with himself, they could really relate to his searches, and probably his famous "To be or not to be" will finally make more sense to them. Shakespear's historical works, such as Henry IV, Henry V etc., are not only incredibly well-written epics, but also a great illustration of a deadly history of British monarchs. Many people say that the history of British royals is very much similar to the Russian history of frequent changes of families in power. And there is no need to mention his contributions to the world literature, which are great and countless, and especially his significance in formation of the English language as we know it today. I think William Shakespear is underestimated here in Russia, and probably the fact of naming a street after him, could wake up some interest and make people wonder about why he's so popular abroad.
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I personally think that his works are perceived now by many young people as something old and boring, something that everyone has heard of, but no one actually wants to read. And I think that it's a great pity. His works cover so many areas of our lives that literally any situation can be related to one of his masterpieces. Teenagers should definitely read Romeo & Juliet as a great love story between two young hearts. University students would really enjoy Hamlet with his battle with himself, they could really relate to his searches, and probably his famous "To be or not to be" will finally make more sense to them. Shakespear's historical works, such as Henry IV, Henry V etc., are not only incredibly well-written epics, but also a great illustration of a deadly history of British monarchs. Many people say that the history of British royals is very much similar to the Russian history of frequent changes of families in power. And there is no need to mention his contributions to the world literature, which are great and countless, and especially his significance in formation of the English language as we know it today.
I think William Shakespear is underestimated here in Russia, and probably the fact of naming a street after him, could wake up some interest and make people wonder about why he's so popular abroad.