William Shakespeare always portrayed the people as the mob. His protagonists were distinguished.

Judges please note: This round is only for arguments; my opponent may present a rebuttal in Round 3 Failure to comply with any of the rules stated in round 1 will result in an immediate forfeiture of all 7 points to the other party. I will first uphold the statement that, “HIS (Shakespeare’s) PROTAGNISTS WERE DISTINGUISHED” Well I would like to begin my argument with the definition of distinguished: Very successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect [1] And a very simple demonstration; I would like to list the names of Shakespeare’s works 1. Henry IV, Part I 2. Henry IV, Part II 3. Henry V 4. Henry VI, Part I 5. Henry VI, Part II 6. Henry VI, Part III 7. Henry VIII 8. King John 9. Pericles 10.Richard II 11.Richard III 12.Antony and Cleopatra 13.Coriolanus 14.Cymbeline 15.Hamlet 16.Julius Caesar 17.King Lear 18.Macbeth 19.Othello 20.Romeo and Juliet 21.Timon of Athens 22.Titus Andronicus 23.Troilus and Cressida 24.Merchant of Venice 25.Merry Wives of Windsor 26.Midsummer Night's Dream 27.Much Ado about Nothing 28.Tempest 29.Two Gentlemen of Verona 30.Winter's Tale The ones in bold are works which are based on distinguished protagonists, You can see these oeuvres send one the message that William Shakespeare mostly concentrated and centered most of his plots on the elite, kings and queens, prince and princesses and dukes and duchesses. To name a few, we can talk about the indecisive Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, or about the generous, courteous, and intelligent Don Pedro who is a nobleman from Aragon and is oft called the prince from Much Ado about nothing or about the sensitive Leontes – The King of Sicily from his text the Winter’s Tale. There are endless examples and quotes that I can provide, but that would not bring about a substantive result therefore here is a complete list of the Kings and Queens that Shakespeare has worked on in his plays, and mind you this is only the list of Kings and Queens, not to mention the noblemen, prince and princesses. WILLIAM I Reigned:1066-1087 Born: Falaise, Normandy, France (1027) WILLIAM II Reigned:1087-1100 Born: Normandy, France (1056) HENRY I Reigned:1100-1135 Born:Selby, Yorkshire, England (1068) STEPHEN Reigned:1135-1154 Born:Blois, France (1096) HOUSE OF ANGEVIN (LATER PLANTAGENET) HENRY II Reigned:1154-1189 Born:Le Mans, Anjou, France (1133) RICHARD I Reigned:1189-1199 Born:Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England (1157) JOHN Reigned:1199-1216 Born:Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England (1167) HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET HENRY III Reigned:1216-1272 Born:Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England (1207) EDWARD I Reigned: 1272-1307 Born: Westminster Palace, London, England (1239) EDWARD II Reigned: 1307-1327 Born: Caernarvon Castle, Wales (1284) EDWARD III Reigned: 1327-1377 Born: Windsor Castle, Windsor, England (1312) RICHARD II Reigned: 1377-1399 (deposed) Born: Bordeaux, Gascony, France (1367) HOUSE OF LANCASTER HENRY IV Reigned: 1399-1413 Born: Bolingbrooke Castle, Lincolnshire, England (1366) HENRY V Reigned: 1413-1422 Born: Monmouth Castle, Wales (1387) HENRY VI Reigned: 1422-1461 (deposed) Born: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (1421) HOUSE OF YORK EDWARD IV Reigned: 1461-70, 1471-1483 Born: Rouen, France (1442) EDWARD V Reigned: 1483-1483 (deposed after reigning seventy-seven days) Born: Westminster Abbey, England (1470) RICHARD III Reigned: 1483-1485 Born: Fotheringhay Castle, Northants, England (1452) HOUSE OF TUDOR HENRY VII Reigned: 1485-1509 Born: Pembroke Castle, Wales (1457) HENRY VIII Reigned: 1509-1547 Born: Greenwich Palace, London, England (1457) EDWARD VI Reigned: 1547-1553 Born: Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England (1537) JANE (LADY JANE GREY) Reigned: 1553-1553 (deposed) Born: Bradgate, Leicestershire (1537) MARY I Reigned:1553-1558 Born: Greenwich Palace, London, England (1516) Elizabeth I Reigned: 1558-1603 Born: Greenwich Palace, London, England (1533) HOUSE OF STUART JAMES I Reigned: 1603-1625 Born: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland (1566) [2] We can therefore come to the conclusion that William Shakespeare liked and had a taste of depicting characters who weren’t ordinary but were distinguished noblemen or in the royal families. He liked to work with individual character flaws of the blue-blooded society, their moral dilemmas and quandaries. “HIS (Shakespeare’s) PROTAGNISTS WERE DISTINGUISHED” statement firmly upheld. “William Shakespeare always portrayed the people as the mob.” A large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence: [3] I will use only one case study to prove this avowal. Allow me to use an extract from Julius Caesar, AFTER BRUTUS’ SPEECH First Citizen Bring him with triumph home unto his house. Second Citizen Give him a statue with his ancestors. Third Citizen Let him be Caesar. Fourth Citizen Caesar's better parts Shall be crown'd in Brutus. First Citizen We'll bring him to his house With shouts and clamours. AFTER ANTONY’s SPEECH First Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter, Caesar has had great wrong. Fourth Citizen They were traitors: honourable men!First Citizen O piteous spectacle! Second Citizen O noble Caesar! Third Citizen O woful day! Fourth Citizen O traitors, villains! First Citizen O most bloody sight! Second Citizen We will be revenged. We'll mutiny. First Citizen We'll burn the house of Brutus. Now if you can see, the same man who was being called Caesars’ better parts will not become the first victim of the mob whose hearts he had just won. Shakespeare here portrays the Romans as a mob, and if I may say as halfwits. These people have completely changed their stand, and had firs they been swayed by the clever words of Brutus in favour of Caesar’s murder and then Antony convinced them of the exact opposite. The factor of mob mentality has been brilliantly expressed here, and also the fact that the common man was never a hero of a great Shakespearean drama goes on to point to the fact that William Shakespeare had a preference towards using the men who were pulling the strings as heroes and those who were being played as fools. “William Shakespeare always portrayed the people as the mob.” This statement resolutely stands. SOURCES [1] http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... [2] http://www.shakespeare-online.com... [3] http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...