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we are the changemakers right and it’s
we are the changemakers right and it’s actually a good thing because wouldn’t
actually a good thing because wouldn’t
actually a good thing because wouldn’t you agree the world is in need of a
you agree the world is in need of a
you agree the world is in need of a little bit of change right now in fact
little bit of change right now in fact
little bit of change right now in fact sometimes it feels like everything is
sometimes it feels like everything is
sometimes it feels like everything is changing so what kind of change maker do
changing so what kind of change maker do
changing so what kind of change maker do you want to be what kind of change do
you want to be what kind of change do
you want to be what kind of change do you want to make in the world do you
you want to make in the world do you
you want to make in the world do you want to be the kind of person who makes
want to be the kind of person who makes
want to be the kind of person who makes life better for yourself and for those
life better for yourself and for those
life better for yourself and for those around you do you want to be the kind of
around you do you want to be the kind of
around you do you want to be the kind of person who makes meaningful lasting
person who makes meaningful lasting
person who makes meaningful lasting change do you want to be the kind of
change do you want to be the kind of
change do you want to be the kind of person that looks at an empty field and
person that looks at an empty field and
person that looks at an empty field and sees the potential for beauty that’s
sees the potential for beauty that’s
sees the potential for beauty that’s what we’re going to talk about this
what we’re going to talk about this
what we’re going to talk about this morning so I’d like you all to join me
morning so I’d like you all to join me
morning so I’d like you all to join me in imagining a time where technology is
in imagining a time where technology is
in imagining a time where technology is changing the way people communicate
changing the way people communicate
changing the way people communicate where suddenly it’s possible to
where suddenly it’s possible to
where suddenly it’s possible to communicate with more people with more
communicate with more people with more
communicate with more people with more accuracy in more ways than ever before
accuracy in more ways than ever before
accuracy in more ways than ever before can you imagine that time I want you to
can you imagine that time I want you to
can you imagine that time I want you to imagine a time where the spirit of
imagine a time where the spirit of
imagine a time where the spirit of technology leads to inventions where
technology leads to inventions where
technology leads to inventions where people are inventing devices that allow
people are inventing devices that allow
people are inventing devices that allow us to know ourselves and the world
us to know ourselves and the world
us to know ourselves and the world around us in new and exciting ways where
around us in new and exciting ways where
around us in new and exciting ways where people are able to understand the way
people are able to understand the way
people are able to understand the way their bodies work how they can be
their bodies work how they can be
their bodies work how they can be healthier how they can heal what’s wrong
healthier how they can heal what’s wrong
healthier how they can heal what’s wrong and understand the way the world works
and understand the way the world works
and understand the way the world works around them even to the point of
around them even to the point of
around them even to the point of understanding and predicting nature and
understanding and predicting nature and
understanding and predicting nature and I want you to imagine a time of
I want you to imagine a time of
I want you to imagine a time of exploration where there’s no corner too
exploration where there’s no corner too
exploration where there’s no corner too far to get to
far to get to
far to get to and even if we can’t quite get there yet
and even if we can’t quite get there yet
and even if we can’t quite get there yet people believe they will can you imagine
people believe they will can you imagine
people believe they will can you imagine such a time all right I can see you well
such a time all right I can see you well
such a time all right I can see you well enough to know that you’re smiling and
enough to know that you’re smiling and
enough to know that you’re smiling and nodding at me sort of knowingly yes yes
nodding at me sort of knowingly yes yes
nodding at me sort of knowingly yes yes she’s talking about the modern days but
she’s talking about the modern days but
she’s talking about the modern days but no I’m talking about the early modern
no I’m talking about the early modern
no I’m talking about the early modern period that’s the time when our lives
period that’s the time when our lives
period that’s the time when our lives today really began this is the beginning
today really began this is the beginning
today really began this is the beginning of modern Commerce of modern economics
of modern Commerce of modern economics
of modern Commerce of modern economics of modern science and modern medicine
of modern science and modern medicine
of modern science and modern medicine this is the beginning of modern
this is the beginning of modern
this is the beginning of modern communication and even modern espionage
communication and even modern espionage
communication and even modern espionage the early modern period was a time where
the early modern period was a time where
the early modern period was a time where technology changed the way people
technology changed the way people
technology changed the way people communicate the technology of the
communicate the technology of the
communicate the technology of the printing press was a watershed moment in
printing press was a watershed moment in
printing press was a watershed moment in the human experience suddenly you were
the human experience suddenly you were
the human experience suddenly you were able not to have to copy by hand each
able not to have to copy by hand each
able not to have to copy by hand each letter or paper you wanted to send you
letter or paper you wanted to send you
letter or paper you wanted to send you could have an idea and have it printed
could have an idea and have it printed
could have an idea and have it printed over and over and over again and
over and over and over again and
over and over and over again and distribute it widely and as there began
distribute it widely and as there began
distribute it widely and as there began to be more printed documents the
to be more printed documents the
to be more printed documents the literacy rate rose exponentially there
literacy rate rose exponentially there
literacy rate rose exponentially there was more to read so more people learn to
was more to read so more people learn to
was more to read so more people learn to read and the more people learn to read
read and the more people learn to read
read and the more people learn to read the more they printed so they could read
the more they printed so they could read
the more they printed so they could read it changed everything
it changed everything
it changed everything there were also inventions that allowed
there were also inventions that allowed
there were also inventions that allowed people to understand their bodies
people to understand their bodies
people to understand their bodies themselves in the world around them
themselves in the world around them
themselves in the world around them now our medicine is quite different than
now our medicine is quite different than
now our medicine is quite different than medicine in the early modern period but
medicine in the early modern period but
medicine in the early modern period but it really did begin then that they began
it really did begin then that they began
it really did begin then that they began to invent instruments to monitor the
to invent instruments to monitor the
to invent instruments to monitor the body to figure out what was wrong and
body to figure out what was wrong and
body to figure out what was wrong and needed healing so that people were able
needed healing so that people were able
needed healing so that people were able to be healthier and inventions something
to be healthier and inventions something
to be healthier and inventions something we take for granted the clock but
we take for granted the clock but
we take for granted the clock but imagine what it was like were suddenly
imagine what it was like were suddenly
imagine what it was like were suddenly you were able to track time everyone
you were able to track time everyone
you were able to track time everyone could agree on what time it was
could agree on what time it was
could agree on what time it was this clock also tracks the days of the
this clock also tracks the days of the
this clock also tracks the days of the year the months of the year
year the months of the year
year the months of the year and very importantly begins to monitor
and very importantly begins to monitor
and very importantly begins to monitor the phases of the Moon and the resultant
the phases of the Moon and the resultant
the phases of the Moon and the resultant change in tide if you lived in London
change in tide if you lived in London
change in tide if you lived in London during the early modern days your main
during the early modern days your main
during the early modern days your main means of transportation would not be the
means of transportation would not be the
means of transportation would not be the road it would be the river the River
road it would be the river the River
road it would be the river the River Thames that runs through London was the
Thames that runs through London was the
Thames that runs through London was the most reliable the safest way to travel
most reliable the safest way to travel
most reliable the safest way to travel except for those pesky tides you know
except for those pesky tides you know
except for those pesky tides you know when the tides were up-and-down you
when the tides were up-and-down you
when the tides were up-and-down you could navigate the world more
could navigate the world more
could navigate the world more successfully it was a time of
successfully it was a time of
successfully it was a time of exploration and I want you to imagine
exploration and I want you to imagine
exploration and I want you to imagine the Golden Hind not on a London Street
the Golden Hind not on a London Street
the Golden Hind not on a London Street but in the middle of the ocean where
but in the middle of the ocean where
but in the middle of the ocean where there was no corner of the world that
there was no corner of the world that
there was no corner of the world that was suddenly off-limits where people
was suddenly off-limits where people
was suddenly off-limits where people went further and what they could see in
went further and what they could see in
went further and what they could see in front of them was not all there was
front of them was not all there was
front of them was not all there was people were exploring and discovering
people were exploring and discovering
people were exploring and discovering new lands
new lands
new lands new plants new animals new food sources
new plants new animals new food sources
new plants new animals new food sources think of the difference that would make
think of the difference that would make
think of the difference that would make even new people now one thing that
even new people now one thing that
even new people now one thing that happens with all of that new exploration
happens with all of that new exploration
happens with all of that new exploration discovery invention is there really
discovery invention is there really
discovery invention is there really aren’t ways to share all those ideas
aren’t ways to share all those ideas
aren’t ways to share all those ideas there aren’t even words to describe them
there aren’t even words to describe them
there aren’t even words to describe them and that’s where Shakespeare comes in in
and that’s where Shakespeare comes in in
and that’s where Shakespeare comes in in a time where everything is changing
a time where everything is changing
a time where everything is changing Shakespeare did more with language than
Shakespeare did more with language than
Shakespeare did more with language than anyone has before or since for one thing
anyone has before or since for one thing
anyone has before or since for one thing he started with words he gathered words
he started with words he gathered words
he started with words he gathered words from all kinds of lost sources he put
from all kinds of lost sources he put
from all kinds of lost sources he put them together he changed them when he
them together he changed them when he
them together he changed them when he needed to he invented them he created
needed to he invented them he created
needed to he invented them he created words that we still use today and that
words that we still use today and that
words that we still use today and that allowed people in the early modern
allowed people in the early modern
allowed people in the early modern period to explore all the changes that
period to explore all the changes that
period to explore all the changes that were around them he also captured the
were around them he also captured the
were around them he also captured the essence of the human experience that was
essence of the human experience that was
essence of the human experience that was changing through his plays he wrote
changing through his plays he wrote
changing through his plays he wrote about exploration he wrote about the
about exploration he wrote about the
about exploration he wrote about the creation of a different kind of family
creation of a different kind of family
creation of a different kind of family and a different kind of power he wrote
and a different kind of power he wrote
and a different kind of power he wrote about how to heal people in different
about how to heal people in different
about how to heal people in different ways Shakespeare created worlds out of
ways Shakespeare created worlds out of
ways Shakespeare created worlds out of words that defined the human experience
words that defined the human experience
words that defined the human experience and that still inform us more than four
and that still inform us more than four
and that still inform us more than four hundred years later
hundred years later
hundred years later Shakespeare was a changemaker and he
Shakespeare was a changemaker and he
Shakespeare was a changemaker and he teaches us some ways that we can make
teaches us some ways that we can make
teaches us some ways that we can make the kind of meaningful lasting change
the kind of meaningful lasting change
the kind of meaningful lasting change that he did so I’d like to explore three
that he did so I’d like to explore three
that he did so I’d like to explore three ways the first he teaches us to ask true
ways the first he teaches us to ask true
ways the first he teaches us to ask true sometimes painfully true questions when
sometimes painfully true questions when
sometimes painfully true questions when julia asks what’s in a name she thinks
julia asks what’s in a name she thinks
julia asks what’s in a name she thinks it’s a fairly simple question
it’s a fairly simple question
it’s a fairly simple question she’s a Capulet Romeo’s a Montague
she’s a Capulet Romeo’s a Montague
she’s a Capulet Romeo’s a Montague that’s the reason they can’t be together
that’s the reason they can’t be together
that’s the reason they can’t be together so if they can simply give away their
so if they can simply give away their
so if they can simply give away their names everything will be fine that which
names everything will be fine that which
names everything will be fine that which we call a rose by any other name would
we call a rose by any other name would
we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
smell as sweet
smell as sweet but what Juliet discovers tragically
but what Juliet discovers tragically
but what Juliet discovers tragically through the course of the play is that
through the course of the play is that
through the course of the play is that what’s in a name includes suspicion
what’s in a name includes suspicion
what’s in a name includes suspicion anger hatred and violence today when our
anger hatred and violence today when our
anger hatred and violence today when our civil discourse has deteriorated into
civil discourse has deteriorated into
civil discourse has deteriorated into name-calling and labeling those we don’t
name-calling and labeling those we don’t
name-calling and labeling those we don’t agree with when people are tempted to
agree with when people are tempted to
agree with when people are tempted to dehumanize others by making them less
dehumanize others by making them less
dehumanize others by making them less than a person we have to remember that
than a person we have to remember that
than a person we have to remember that what’s in a name can include suspicion
what’s in a name can include suspicion
what’s in a name can include suspicion anger hatred and violence
anger hatred and violence
anger hatred and violence Shakespeare demands we consider these
Shakespeare demands we consider these
Shakespeare demands we consider these kinds of questions he also points out
kinds of questions he also points out
kinds of questions he also points out questions that don’t work in the
questions that don’t work in the
questions that don’t work in the beginning of King Lear King Lear goes to
beginning of King Lear King Lear goes to
beginning of King Lear King Lear goes to his daughters and asks a false question
his daughters and asks a false question
his daughters and asks a false question which of you shall we say doth love us
which of you shall we say doth love us
which of you shall we say doth love us most and then his daughters begin to
most and then his daughters begin to
most and then his daughters begin to sort of two of them at least tell him
sort of two of them at least tell him
sort of two of them at least tell him what he wants to hear Lear is turning
what he wants to hear Lear is turning
what he wants to hear Lear is turning relationship into a transaction tell me
relationship into a transaction tell me
relationship into a transaction tell me what I want to hear and in return I’ll
what I want to hear and in return I’ll
what I want to hear and in return I’ll give you land and money and power when
give you land and money and power when
give you land and money and power when the transactions over the daughter’s two
the transactions over the daughter’s two
the transactions over the daughter’s two daughters have told him what he wants to
daughters have told him what he wants to
daughters have told him what he wants to hear and he’s given them land money and
hear and he’s given them land money and
hear and he’s given them land money and power they’re finished they go off and
power they’re finished they go off and
power they’re finished they go off and Lear begins to realize that’s not quite
Lear begins to realize that’s not quite
Lear begins to realize that’s not quite what I wanted to happen so he surrounds
what I wanted to happen so he surrounds
what I wanted to happen so he surrounds himself with a hundred soldiers because
himself with a hundred soldiers because
himself with a hundred soldiers because he still needs someone outside of
he still needs someone outside of
he still needs someone outside of himself to make him feel good and
himself to make him feel good and
himself to make him feel good and powerful and worthy so he walks around
powerful and worthy so he walks around
powerful and worthy so he walks around with these hundred soldiers and you know
with these hundred soldiers and you know
with these hundred soldiers and you know the daughters who were sort of done
the daughters who were sort of done
the daughters who were sort of done don’t really want to take care of these
don’t really want to take care of these
don’t really want to take care of these hundred soldiers they don’t wanna close
hundred soldiers they don’t wanna close
hundred soldiers they don’t wanna close them they don’t want to feed them they
them they don’t want to feed them they
them they don’t want to feed them they don’t want to house them and so they say
don’t want to house them and so they say
don’t want to house them and so they say to him why do you need a hundred
to him why do you need a hundred
to him why do you need a hundred soldiers you don’t need that many people
soldiers you don’t need that many people
soldiers you don’t need that many people you’re not really doing anything anymore
you’re not really doing anything anymore
you’re not really doing anything anymore why do you need even fifty soldiers why
why do you need even fifty soldiers why
why do you need even fifty soldiers why do you need even ten and then the
do you need even ten and then the
do you need even ten and then the daughters managed to ask Lear the true
daughters managed to ask Lear the true
daughters managed to ask Lear the true painful question what need one it is
painful question what need one it is
painful question what need one it is only when all of the external sources of
only when all of the external sources of
only when all of the external sources of value are stripped away from Lear that
value are stripped away from Lear that
value are stripped away from Lear that he is able to see himself and the world
he is able to see himself and the world
he is able to see himself and the world around him with clarity in our lives we
around him with clarity in our lives we
around him with clarity in our lives we need to be the kind of people who carry
need to be the kind of people who carry
need to be the kind of people who carry our Worth and value with us and don’t
our Worth and value with us and don’t
our Worth and value with us and don’t rely on everybody else
rely on everybody else
rely on everybody else Shakespeare teaches us to ask these
Shakespeare teaches us to ask these
Shakespeare teaches us to ask these kinds of questions
kinds of questions
kinds of questions the second thing Shakespeare does is he
the second thing Shakespeare does is he
the second thing Shakespeare does is he reminds us that the world and people are
reminds us that the world and people are
reminds us that the world and people are messy and complicated but you still need
messy and complicated but you still need
messy and complicated but you still need to pay attention Hamlet is one of
to pay attention Hamlet is one of
to pay attention Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays in fact
Shakespeare’s most famous plays in fact
Shakespeare’s most famous plays in fact even young schoolchildren can recite the
even young schoolchildren can recite the
even young schoolchildren can recite the line to be or not to be that is the
line to be or not to be that is the
line to be or not to be that is the question they don’t really know what it
question they don’t really know what it
question they don’t really know what it means they know it’s something about
means they know it’s something about
means they know it’s something about carrying a skull we think we know Hamlet
carrying a skull we think we know Hamlet
carrying a skull we think we know Hamlet but actually when we look closely we see
but actually when we look closely we see
but actually when we look closely we see that Hamlet is sort of a messy
that Hamlet is sort of a messy
that Hamlet is sort of a messy complicated play about messy complicated
complicated play about messy complicated
complicated play about messy complicated people there’s Hamlet he’s so devastated
people there’s Hamlet he’s so devastated
people there’s Hamlet he’s so devastated by the loss of his father he can barely
by the loss of his father he can barely
by the loss of his father he can barely function and yet without much thought
function and yet without much thought
function and yet without much thought and certainly no regret he kills
and certainly no regret he kills
and certainly no regret he kills Polonius and then blames Laertes
Polonius and then blames Laertes
Polonius and then blames Laertes Polonius’s son for mourning the death of
Polonius’s son for mourning the death of
Polonius’s son for mourning the death of his father the same thing he’s been
his father the same thing he’s been
his father the same thing he’s been doing
doing
doing that’s pretty messy and complicated we
that’s pretty messy and complicated we
that’s pretty messy and complicated we have the ghost of Hamlet’s father who
have the ghost of Hamlet’s father who
have the ghost of Hamlet’s father who comes to his son and wouldn’t you think
comes to his son and wouldn’t you think
comes to his son and wouldn’t you think a father coming to a son in mourning
a father coming to a son in mourning
a father coming to a son in mourning would give him comfort or encouragement
would give him comfort or encouragement
would give him comfort or encouragement no no not this ghost he comes right up
no no not this ghost he comes right up
no no not this ghost he comes right up and says avenge my foul and most
and says avenge my foul and most
and says avenge my foul and most unnatural murder
unnatural murder
unnatural murder Hamlet’s doomed from that point on there
Hamlet’s doomed from that point on there
Hamlet’s doomed from that point on there are no good outcomes from Hamlet and
are no good outcomes from Hamlet and
are no good outcomes from Hamlet and then we have a philia the only truly
then we have a philia the only truly
then we have a philia the only truly innocent character in the play who never
innocent character in the play who never
innocent character in the play who never tries to hurt anyone but its Ophelia
tries to hurt anyone but its Ophelia
tries to hurt anyone but its Ophelia people aren’t sure really deserves a
people aren’t sure really deserves a
people aren’t sure really deserves a Christian burial
Christian burial
Christian burial so Hamlet’s messy and complicated in the
so Hamlet’s messy and complicated in the
so Hamlet’s messy and complicated in the people become so distracted by all of
people become so distracted by all of
people become so distracted by all of that complication they don’t see the
that complication they don’t see the
that complication they don’t see the corruption creeping in until we have
corruption creeping in until we have
corruption creeping in until we have something really rotten in the state of
something really rotten in the state of
something really rotten in the state of Denmark and in fact a stage littered
Denmark and in fact a stage littered
Denmark and in fact a stage littered with corpses in our lives it’s probably
with corpses in our lives it’s probably
with corpses in our lives it’s probably not quite that dramatic but we can get
not quite that dramatic but we can get
not quite that dramatic but we can get distracted by the messiness and
distracted by the messiness and
distracted by the messiness and complication and forget to pay attention
complication and forget to pay attention
complication and forget to pay attention and do our part to make things better
and do our part to make things better
and do our part to make things better the third thing Shakespeare reminds us
the third thing Shakespeare reminds us
the third thing Shakespeare reminds us whoops is the power and beauty of great
whoops is the power and beauty of great
whoops is the power and beauty of great language Shakespeare used language in
language Shakespeare used language in
language Shakespeare used language in ways that no one ever has he created
ways that no one ever has he created
ways that no one ever has he created stories that have lasted and informed
stories that have lasted and informed
stories that have lasted and informed our lives for years he explores the
our lives for years he explores the
our lives for years he explores the totality of the human condition from the
totality of the human condition from the
totality of the human condition from the very personal to the completely
very personal to the completely
very personal to the completely political he explores families and
political he explores families and
political he explores families and dynasties nations and enemies he
dynasties nations and enemies he
dynasties nations and enemies he explores everything through language
explores everything through language
explores everything through language Shakespeare teaches us to speak the
Shakespeare teaches us to speak the
Shakespeare teaches us to speak the speech he explores the winter of our
speech he explores the winter of our
speech he explores the winter of our discontent and the glorious summer that
discontent and the glorious summer that
discontent and the glorious summer that follows he asks us to lend him our ears
follows he asks us to lend him our ears
follows he asks us to lend him our ears and then shows us how to ask other
and then shows us how to ask other
and then shows us how to ask other people to lend us theirs he warns that
people to lend us theirs he warns that
people to lend us theirs he warns that uneasy lies the head that wears the
uneasy lies the head that wears the
uneasy lies the head that wears the crown and he reminds us and demonstrates
crown and he reminds us and demonstrates
crown and he reminds us and demonstrates to us that all the world’s a stage and
to us that all the world’s a stage and
to us that all the world’s a stage and because of that we have the ability to
because of that we have the ability to
because of that we have the ability to change the scene to change the players
change the scene to change the players
change the scene to change the players and to change the script we have the
and to change the script we have the
and to change the script we have the ability to use powerful language to
ability to use powerful language to
ability to use powerful language to create the new reality that we want so
create the new reality that we want so
create the new reality that we want so if you want to make meaningful lasting
if you want to make meaningful lasting
if you want to make meaningful lasting change
change
change ask the true sometimes painful questions
ask the true sometimes painful questions
ask the true sometimes painful questions that really demand an answer remember
that really demand an answer remember
that really demand an answer remember that yes life and people are messy and
that yes life and people are messy and
that yes life and people are messy and complicated but we still need to pay
complicated but we still need to pay
complicated but we still need to pay attention we still need to do our part
attention we still need to do our part
attention we still need to do our part and use powerful language that has the
and use powerful language that has the
and use powerful language that has the ability to create worlds out of words
ability to create worlds out of words
ability to create worlds out of words that bring happiness beauty joy
that bring happiness beauty joy
that bring happiness beauty joy opportunities to yourself and those
opportunities to yourself and those
opportunities to yourself and those around you worlds that solve problems
around you worlds that solve problems
around you worlds that solve problems and build communities so if you want to
and build communities so if you want to
and build communities so if you want to be that kind of a change maker start
be that kind of a change maker start
be that kind of a change maker start with Shakespeare thank you
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