> Because Shakespeare’s plays are actually classified as New English! This... isn't normal terminology. From everything I've ever read, Shakespeare would be c

> Because Shakespeare’s plays are actually classified as New English! This... isn't normal terminology. From everything I've ever read, Shakespeare would be called "Early Modern English". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English There isn't a term "New English". There's "Modern English".