Advice for reading Shakespeare
Suggestions for Reading Shakespeare It is almost impossible to discuss or write about literature without at least briefly mentioning Shakespeare. His plays continue to be an influence on new works of art to this day, and everyone misquotes him and uses his characters as a benchmark. The bard is everywhere, much to the delight and consternation of literary students worldwide. Shakespeare is currently known for complex, challenging works that are exclusively accessible to the academic elite. A minimum of one of his plays must nevertheless be read and understood in a class by the majority of high school students. Shakespeare's language, which requires readers to become used to an entirely new vocabulary, is what I believe discourages some readers the most. If you're unfamiliar with early modern writing, his plays might seem rather intimidating on paper, and when you try to read the opening monologue, you immediately start to panic ("Oh God, I don't know what any of th...