[Kimberley Roode]

i absolutely love shakespeare, but trying to read the plays normally takes me ions, because of the language. usually i just have to take it slow, and read through it figuring out the language through context, because if i make use of cliffs notes or even simple definitions of old english, i get so caught up in looking through those that its impossible for me to actually get anything out of the play in a literature aspect.

in relation to reading shakespeare in school- ack. its horrible. i have trouble enough reading school assigned books (someone telling me read this chapter, by this day, and answer these objective questions just doesnt work for me. i absolutely cannot do it). but then to have an english teacher analyzing absolutely every action, and each characters personality- its beyond me. that sort of things is no doubt important in lit. but, when you dont think for yourself and it's all spelled out for you, i cant get any motivation to do anythign beyond memorization for tests.