Nothing Matters

     The plague closed theaters starting in mid-1592 into 1594 (16). Hughes states that during this time it seemed that it may have been possible that play writing would no longer continue. But as Turner states, "A plague makes nothing matter," although I do not see play writing to be nothing, during a plague its importance in the eyes of those witnessing death all around them may have viewed play writing and the theater as such. "Many of the great hopes of the previous decade had come to nothing. The fantasy of wealth from the New world had fired the imagination of the age"(49). Although these great hopes may have come to nothing, writing continued and once public gatherings were allowed to resume, Shakespeare's words brought a community back together. 
     I could only imagine watching everything and every one around me getting sick and meeting their maker. Death in this massive form must have drained the hope of many. However, others saw this as the time of nothing mattering. What once held no meaning or value now may be one's most important issue. I hope that I can live my life in this way. I want to take the time to look at the things I once saw to be nothing and look into them, as they matter. Most don't see things in this light. I googled "Nothing Matters" where I found the answers to depression, pictures of how small we are in this earth, why not to end your life among other sad views. It may start in this class, but we need to spread the new meaning of nothing matters.