“ They aim at it And botch the words up fit to their own thoughts.” Hamlet, IV. v. 9, 10. THE ascendency which much of our English literature holds over us is too largely one of opinion. There is a ...

Although Shakespeare is the most famous—and lauded—writer in English, most adult readers, theatergoers and students would be hard pressed to admit they fully understand the complexity or complete ...

William Shakespeare’s works are brilliant and inspiring, both in his day and in ours. But they were written in the Elizabethan era of the late 1500s and early 1600s, using expressions of his day. “We ...

Schoolchildren struggling to understand Shakespeare are concerned that studying the works of the world's greatest dramatist will not help them get a job when they leave school. The vast majority – 77% ...

Steven Marx created his Web site, Triangulating Shakespeare, to house video recordings of student performances of Shakespeare that he couldn’t bear to throw away. But Mr. Marx, a professor of English ...

WILLMAR -- The public is invited to a Ridgewater College workshop on Shakespeare's classics Monday at the college theater in Willmar. Former Ridgewater theater professor Drew Hampton and current ...

It's almost time for students to head back to school. Don't contribute to the insignificance of human learning by failing to understand Shakespeare. Use the free Shakespeare app for access to the ...

Julian Fellowes caused controversy recently after saying that not everyone has the ability to understand Shakespeare's language. Whilst promoting his new film Romeo and Juliet he told the BBC "When ...

More than three-quarters of people preferred AI poems to ones by William Shakespeare - GETTY People prefer AI-generated poetry to Shakespeare because it is more “beautiful” and easier to understand, a ...