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Originally Posted by Thasaidon
I agree that Shakespeare is often irreverent but is rarely irrelevant. He tackles big themes and describes a lot of human Psychology. Remember most of his work are plays and are best seen in performance,
I do agree, however that the language can be difficult and is becoming increasingly so.
I would go further with your second point. A child should NOT have any book FORCED on them. They should be given a good mix of books and left to choose their own reading matter.
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Find other books that tackles such themes. Making kids read such outdated/obsolete language has no bearing on anything relevant. Other then Shakespeare, I have never read any book that uses such old English. I can see this being the case for most students and if it wasn't for school, they would never have to read it.