My class just recently got done reading
Macbeth and I don't know about them, but I really HATED IT. And for that matter, all of Shakespeare's writing. For me, it is so hard to follow and hard to understand that it takes me such a long time, and even when I read it slow and tried to digest what was written, I still couldn't understand. Not only is it the 20th century writing that can be confusing, it is the way that Shakespeare himself prefers to write, and even some critics agree;
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Shakespeare was criticized for mixing comedy and tragedy and failing to observe the unities of time and place prescribed by the rules of classical drama."
Read more: William Shakespeare: Critical Opinion | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/shakespeare-william-critical-opinion.html#ixzz30yO9zhuP
Overall, I do not like Shakespeare's writing and despite what other people may say, I hope I never have to read any of his work again.
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