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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
One of the main reasons Shakespeare is taught is because teachers have seen the results of studying him. They learn what inspires and motivates students and then continue to use it, as my mother (who taught music and English for a lifetime) often pointed out. She was always looking for literature for high school students which would not only inspire them but help their comprehension and test their depth.
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I have seen other results. Frustrated, uninterested kids totally turned off by the difficult language.
Shakespeare wrote plays that were meant to be performed not read and endlessly dissected by critics who study other work rather than creating their own.