I mean... it's art, right? Different forms resonate with different people. Usually, trying to justify why results in either fairly personal statements that eith

I mean... it's art, right? Different forms resonate with different people. Usually, trying to justify why results in either fairly personal statements that either apply to you (in which case they probably don't teach you much) or don't (in which case they don't get you any closer to understanding the appeal), or in very verbose and dense academic justifications that don't do much for the vast majority of people. I get the historical, linguistical, etc significance of Shakespeare, but I still find his plays painful to read/sir through and much prefer 20th century theater. These things also change with age. As you experience various life events, works that didn't appeal to you in the past suddenly hold much more interest; and similarly, things that once seemed deep and insightful seem trite and superficial. That being said, studying a bit of art history elevated my understanding of it all; understanding that pretty much all art is a dialog that the creator has with past works was a big key. To reuse my previous example, I still can't stand Shakespeare but at least now I get why his work is pretty significant.