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Originally Posted by adityadubey
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.  |
I think it's pretty essential to have a version with footnotes, since a great deal of the language and allusions won't otherwise be understandable to the typical modern reader.