Back in high school we read some Shakespear and I didn't get it and I thought it was stupid. But a couple of years ago I watch season one of a Canadian made TV show called Slings and Arrows. In season one the actors were doing Hamlet and I understood it and found that I really Dug Shakespear. Slings and Arrows is kind of a comedy and one of the writers is Mark Mckinney from Kids In The Hall so I highly recommend it for Shakespeare lovers and for people that never knew how cool Shakespeare can be. Season 2 is about Ma beth and season 3 is about King Lear - I haven't seen those seasons but there on my bucket list. Cheers!
You think Bill is tough? Try Geoffrey Chaucer. I had both in high school, Shakespeare isn't all that hard given that it's practically the same dialect as is found in the King James Bible. Grow up Catholic, you get a lot of that "thee" and "thou" stuff. Chaucer is gibberish, it's almost German.
This post was edited by Slartibartfast at September 17, 2020 5:02 PM MDT
We had to read some Shakespeare in either junior high or high school. I remember reading A Midsummer Night's Dream. I wouldn't have understood it on my own, but when we discussed it in class and the teacher explained it, his stories were interesting.
When i wAs a child, mum left anything she wanted me to read lying around, including the complete works of Shakespeare. As a complete bookworm, I always took the bait.
