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Originally Posted by DixieGal
If you don't understand every line, just skip it and keep going.
The point is to be entertained, not become a Shakespeare scholar on your first reading.
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I couldn't agree more! I think Shakespeare's work has acquired this aura of being tough reading which scares off many people. Going with the flow and just ploughing on with it you can enjoy the lyrical beauty if nothing else

I remember reading a Midsummer Night's Dream and enjoying it thoroughly although I'm sure I completely missed out on plenty of subtleties.