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How old is that? I'm over 50 and I still can't get into Shakespeare. Watching a performance is OK, though not something I'd choose to do on my own, but reading
by ams6110 8y ago
How old is that? I'm over 50 and I still can't get into Shakespeare. Watching a performance is OK, though not something I'd choose to do on my own, but reading the plays? Can't get into it at all.
- munificent 8y agoHave you tried an annotated one? Shakespeare is full of, essentially, in-jokes and memes from the 1500s. There is a ton of depth in his writing that you'll totally miss if you don't know all of that context.
- crooked-v 8y agoAlso, lots of bawdy humor that gets glossed over by staid and respectable modern productions. For example: the "bite your thumb" gesture that gets used in a few plays is pretty much the equivalent of somebody from today giving a double middle finger while sticking their tongue out.
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- zmix 8y agoTry the "Sonetts" instead of the plays!
- johndubchak 8y agoJust program.
- nimithryn 8y agoTry watching a movie version - I really like Branagh's Hamlet and I never expected to (long though)