How the English language has changed and Shakespeare

Have you ever heard someone insult someone deeply, by calling them a loggerhead doghearted clack-dish? Or have you heard someone call someone else a yeasty swag-bellied bum-bailey? I haven't, and I doubt anyone else has, unless they're a fan of Shakespeare-era insults. While some of these insults are laughable today, these were pretty hurtful and offensive many years ago. When I mean many years ago, I mean way back, in the 1500s. This is evidence showing how much the English Language has grown, or changed over time, and it still will change in the future. This is almost inevitable. By the year 2500, I'm sure there will be many more phrases and words that aren't used today. Modern day phrases and terms are much different then the past. If you disagree, try finding evidence where people living in the 1500s used the popular phrase "yolo" in everyday language. I doubt you will find anything. This leads me right into the works of Shakespeare

The past few days in Honors English have been spent on Shakespeare, and understanding his works and writing. I am not going to lie: understanding what he's trying to say is pretty confusing and difficult. What he wrote just doesn't fit in todays style of writing or the way we speak and what we say. Of course, this doesn't deny that he was an excellent writer and one of the greatest playwrights. It just isn't easy to understand what he's trying to convey through his writing. For example, in class we read a poem that Shakespeare is trying to complement and woo a girl. It seems that he loves her very much and cares for her deeply. However, lines like "your tongue is oiled with courtly flatteries" are just downright weird. I don't think using those lines today would exactly impress someone .At that point, I began to wonder, is he really trying to impress this girl, or is he just joking around? I thought about that for a while. That's when I realized that he was actually using those lines in a love-like way, which sort of came to me as a shock.

If you are interested in Shakespeare, you should watch the movies Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, or Hamlet, as those were some of his most famous works.