Shakespeare.
It’s a blood-curdling name, isn’t it? But, I’m here to tell you that you can do it. No matter how petrifying it is, you can persevere, and eventually adapt to Shakespeare’s scribing style to the point where you comprehend him like a Harvard student who majors in the study of Shakespeare – side note, who in their right mind would focus solely on Shakespeare? Who?
Anyway, here are two tips that definitely saved my mind, behind, and life when it came to surviving the Shakespeare boulder:
#1 – ALWAYS read the summary BEFOREHAND:
Truthfully, it’s almost common sense to perusal a portion of a piece of work, before starting to read the whole thing. Don’t you want to know if you’re actually fascinated by the writing? Also, diving into the summary of the scene before taking a crack at it will permit you to have a sense of what’s going on. In all, you’ll feel more captured by the writing, more comfortable when studying, and more confident in your abilities. Top that.
#2 – It’s absolutely acceptable to skip words:
Alright, I’ll say it. Here’s the verity folks: you will NEVER comprehend everything in Shakespeare's works, and that’s totally admissible. No one ever does. When reading Shakespeare there are bound to be a plethora of words that you probably will have never espied before in your life, but that’s okay. Just bounce over those words. There’s a gigantic chance that the word that you flew over has no crucial meaning to the storyline – it will mean nothing, if you omit it. Furthermore, if you get stuck on a word, you’ll spend more time trying to decipher the word, and that will just put your knickers more in a twist. Overall, skip words. Don’t argue or “the devil will make a grandsire of you” (I.i.97-101).
Now, if my tips didn’t satisfy you or you simply just don’t have faith in me – by the way, I highly doubt that – you could visit http://www.onlinecollege.org. This website consists of 96 useful internet sites that can help you anytime you're trying to swallow the Shakespeare bullet. Additionally, you could purchase a copy of No Fear Shakespeare by SparkNotes. The authors of that masterpiece deserve an Oscar for their outstanding performance in breaking Shakespeare down to his core.
Well, good luck in all of your Shakespeare endeavors. I hope I helped you in your conflict with Shakespeare, and that you will “hark” (V.i.48) to my tips, otherwise “thou” (I.ii.80) a fool. Moreover, I know you can beat him, and so do you. Stay golden Shakespeare learner.