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Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Is Shakespeare's writing incomprehensible?

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Many high school students ask their English teachers, "Why did Shakespeare have to write so fancy?" What they don't understand is that Shakespeare wrote in the common language of his time. He wasn't trying to be difficult to understand. If Shakespeare's writing were incomprehensible, he would no longer appeal to the people of today. In fact, Shakespeare has continued to entertain audiences, centuries after his death, because we can still relate to the major themes from his plays. Shakespeare did not write only for the educated; he wrote for everyone. Yes, his language may be difficult...

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