Vulgarity“Money doesn't talk, it swears.” Many of the brightest minds throughout time have used profanity. Shakespeare's best works were revised and edited to remove the numerous swear words or obscene phrases he included. Harmless use of profanity in an informal context should not be penalized with an essay assignment. Vulgarity continually evolves and has a very rich and interesting history. The essay assignment system for using profanity is ineffective and counterproductive. “When you are angry, count four; when you are very angry, swear. ”The evolution of vernacular speech began in the 16th century and evolves with each generation. Vulgarity is recognized in many Shakespearean works and has evolved into the profane language used today. Some swear words or curse words have somehow retained their original meaning over hundreds of years, while many others have completely changed meaning or simply fallen out of popular vocabulary. William Shakespeare, although not widely taught, used some rather vulgar and dirty vocabulary in his writings. His works included topics that some people wish they didn't have. “This includes its fair share of sex, violence, crime, horror, politics, religion, anti-authoritarianism, anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, sexism, jealousy, profanity, satire, and controversy of all kinds” (Macron 6). In Shakespeare's time, religious and moral curses were more offensive than biological curses. Most original works, before being censored, contain offensive profanity, mostly religious, which is probably one of the many reasons why his works were and continue to be so popular. "Shakespeare pushed a lot of buttons in his day, and that's one of the reasons he was so extraordinarily popular. Despite what they tell you, people like to have their buttons pushed" (Macron 6). His works contained many profane words or phrases, and as a result, they were censored to protect the innocent minds of teenagers who are now required to read them, and also because they were blasphemous and offensive. Almost all the vulgarity was removed, and there was no reason for that anymore. Some of the Bard's censored oaths are; “God's Blessing on Thy Beard” Love's Labors Lost, II.i.203 This was a very unkind curse because a man's facial hair was a point of pride to him. And "playing with someone's beard" meant insulting him. "The body of God" 1 Henry IV, II.i.26 Swearing by the body of Christ (or any part of it) was forbidden in civil discourse.