05-02-2016, 06:54 PM
You know, Shakespeare is kinda hard to read too. But iambic pentameter is part of its design, so it can be viewed as tampering to make the prose more understandable.
And yet, I really appreciated the enhanced version of Shakespeare in college with all that commentary. Who knew that so many words actually meant something completely different in 1600 than they mean today? How would I know that without the assist in the margins?
At the same time, I really do enjoy the accessibility and joy that comes from school-age productions where they abridge and simplify Shakespeare's language.
It's all good. So long as no one burns the original text, edit away!
And yet, I really appreciated the enhanced version of Shakespeare in college with all that commentary. Who knew that so many words actually meant something completely different in 1600 than they mean today? How would I know that without the assist in the margins?
At the same time, I really do enjoy the accessibility and joy that comes from school-age productions where they abridge and simplify Shakespeare's language.
It's all good. So long as no one burns the original text, edit away!