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Re:Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, and poems by shubhamkrm on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @10:54AM (#31908498)
My school had 'As You Like It' and Animal Farm in its curriculum. I must say, Shakespeare was a lot of fun to read, especially finding so many hidden puns in simple looking passages.

My teacher also showed us a movie adaptation at the end, and watching it as a drama while you understood the nuances of their dialogues actually enhanced the experience.

Re:Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, and poems by ghaff on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @11:49AM (#31909259)
I have somewhat mixed feelings. On the one hand, plays are mostly meant to be seen performed. On the other hand, watching even a relatively accessible play like As You It cold as a high school student is probably a bit toss in the pool's deep end. It's sort of easy to tune out the unfamiliar language at that point.

One option is to use some commentary on a play rather than the whole thing--e.g. Garber's book.