I don't like shakespeare. I think he's pretentious.. Who is he to define the human condition.. But .. I appreciate his characters, particularly Hamlet. But I hate Shakespeare.. Because of his time, completely unreasonable, yet unavoidable. I think that really, schools should stick to modern english versions of the play, rather than force students to read the original text. Yes, we know, it can dilute meaning.. But i cannot give a rat's ass about something if I can't understand what it's saying. You can't receive a gift if it's not wrapped as a gift, or if the person isn't smiling. Making shakespeare understandable will help. A lot.
