An Analysis of Shakespeare's Language English Literature Essay
By Dr. Oliver Tearle Loughborough University 'Polics and the English Language' 1946 is one of the best-known essays by George Orwell 1903-50. As the title suggests, Orwell identifies a connection between the degraded English language of his time and the degraded political situation: Orwell sees modern discourse as primarily political. We know that Romeo and Juliet is about young love – the “pair of star-crossed 'lovers' who belong to rival families in Verona – but the strange thing about Shakespeare's play is how young he makes Juliet. In Brooke's rendition of the story, Juliet is sixteen. But when Shakespeare dramatized the story, he made Juliet several years later.