I studied Shakespeare in school from a textbook that had two columns: the original and the modern English translation. Something like this: https://www.makeuseo

I studied Shakespeare in school from a textbook that had two columns: the original and the modern English translation. Something like this: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/read-shakespeare-side-by-side-in-a-modern-translation/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/read-shakespeare-side-by-side-... > So no, it requires no translation. It does for most students in most schools. Sure, there's some grey-haired academics that insist it doesn't need translation -- but they've spent a career learning Shakespearean English!