Shakespeare?

[dlavery]

Shakespearian plays in particular can be difficult to understand when you just read them. They were meant to be spoken aloud. I always found that the first time I read through one of Shakespeare's plays, I could understand it much better if I read it aloud, and tried to emphasize the emotions coming through the dialog. It sounds silly (gee, I haven't read aloud since second grade...), but it really makes a difference (and putting yourself in the mind of the character is a lot of fun - particularly Hamlet, 'cause he was so completely screwed up!)

-dave