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I'm not a native speaker and reading Shakespeare in English for the first time now. It's really not easy for me. And the frustrating part is, I assume that every high schooler should manage to understand his writing. I could pick any line, but for example:
They durst not do 't;
They could not, would not do 't; 'tis worse than murder,
To do upon respect such violent outrage:
Resolve me, with all modest haste, which way
Thou mightst deserve, or they impose, this usage,
Coming from us.
I couldn't decipher it myself without a translation to modern English! I'm just feeling dumb and frustrated.
EDIT: people still stumble upon this post, it seems. Thank you all! I've watched King Lear with Laurence Olivier and really liked it. I'm planning to watch other Shakespeare adaptations I can put my hands on.
I’ve always found Shakespeare to be easier on the stage than on the page.
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