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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm a bit baffled by this whole concept. The whole "point" of Shakespeare is not the stories - Shakespeare didn't invent a single of one his stories; they are all taken from other sources. The reason Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest ever English playwright is his use of language. A novelization deprives you of that. What on Earth is the point? Might just as well read a "Cliff Notes" version of the plays if you just want to know what happens in them  |
no it not about what happens in them at all.
we know that already.
the point is reading without the tedium and stress of the original text.
the link above gives you the reason why he turned them into novels as he is shakekspeare fan.
have YOU read the plays...they are hard which is why everyone hates them...