My Relationship With Shakespeare

When I was in sixth grade we studied a play written by Shakespeare. My class performed A Mid-Summer Night's Dream and I was in the english version of the play. In 7th grade I read A MId-Summer NIght's Dream again and it made more sense. Other then that, I have read Macbeth in 8th grade. We also watched Macbeth after we read the book. I enjoyed reading Macbeth and watching the movie.

The only experience that I have had reading Shakespeare was last year in school where i read A Mid Summers  Night Dream . I personally did not really enjoy reading it, I found it very hard to understand mainly because of the way that they talked. Aside from that I thought the plot of the story was interesting. To me he seemed to be one of the first to write about a tragic love story.

My relationship with Shakespeare is my struggle understanding his wording in his books. Although I could understand Macbeth a lot better than A Midsummer Night's Dream.  I did not like A Midsummer Night's Dream, although i enjoyed parts of Macbeth. I am always open to reading a different book by Shakespeare, so I am ready for Romeo and Juliet. Although I have to be in the mood.  

Kate + Shakespeare = Trouble

I was first introduced to Shakespeare when I was nine and I saw the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". I did not understand the language at all so the play was confusing and I did not know what was going on. I was re-introduced to him in seventh grade when I read "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Because I was older and wiser   I was able to follow the story line but there were still some parts where the language was confusing. Then in eighth grade I read "Macbeth" I did not like Macbeth because it was dark, scary, and hard to follow. I only figured it out by reading the graphic novel and listening to Br. Alan explain it in its simplest form. My relationship with Shakespeare is not very great because his plays are hard to understand. 

My Experience with Shakespeare

I have read A Midsummer Night's Dream about three times for school. I have watched and been in plays of A Midsummer Night's Dream. I have read Macbeth and some of A Comedy of Errors.  I like the plot of Shakespeare's plays. I have some trouble with the phrases and language that Shakespeare uses.Overall I've had a good experience with Shakespeare.

My Experience with Shakespeare

The only experience with Shakespeare I have had was through Prep. I read a Midsummer Nights Dream in 7th grade with Ms. J. and it was hard for me to understand the language. We watched the movie after reading the book and it was easier to understand what was going on. I then read Macbeth in 8th grade with Brother Alan, and it was still hard for me to understand the way it was written, but we had the graphic novel which helped and watched the movie after finishing and it was clearer what Macbeth was about. I am not that fond of Shakespeare because I don't like the way it's written.

I have never cared too much about Shakespeare, or read that many of his works! I have read A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, and that is it. When I read that, it made me think about things I would not unusually ever think about. Even though I enjoy reading some of his books, I do have a hard time reading them with an understanding. Without a teacher or instructor explaining what he or she is saying in the book, I would not understand too much of the content. But when all is explained to me, I understand whatever is happening, and enjoy the book a lot more than I would if I didn't receive help from somebody. I am excited to read Romeo and Juliet because I hear from a lot of people that it is a really good book, and that it is worth reading!

My relationship to Shakespeare began in 7th grade. In English we read A Midsummer Nights Dream, and in 8th grade we read the famous Macbeth. I really enjoyed the over all story line but at the same time it was very hard for me to follow the vocabulary used in the plays. I thought it was funny how he would say certain things that didn't make sense, but in the story meant something very important. I look forward to reading this new play Romeo and Juliet.

My relationship with Shakespeare began in 6th grade when my class read  parts of Romeo and Juliet, and I didn't understand most of it. Then we saw the play at the Opera House. I liked seeing the play a lot better than I liked reading the sections because I somewhat understood what was happening. In seventh grade we read A Midsummer's Night Dream, and in eight grade we read Macbeth. I understood A Midsummer's Night Dream and Macbeth better than I understood the sections we read from Romeo and Juliet in sixth grade.

Directors have created many movies about Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare has been mentioned many times throughout my life. I have always heard people say the word thy. I have read Macbeth and Mid-summers Night Dream in 7th and 8th grade. I have known that Shakespeare was one of the creators of the olden day literature.

Shakespeare is somewhat important to me, especially as an actor. He changed acting and theater forever. Also, his books have accompanied me throughout middle and high school. For example, in seventh grade, we read A Midsummer Night''s Dream, and in eighth grade, we read Macbeth. Shakespeare can be enjoyable to read, although very difficult for me, as it uses very different language than we do today.

I have some experience with Shakespeare, I have began reading some of Shakespeare, and seen the play of Romeo and Juliet. I have watched and read articles based off of most of his work. I feel that Shakespeare is a brilliant writer, I enjoy reading his way of writing. I feel that the language he uses flows well with the tone of his works.

My experience with Shakespeare

So far in my life, I have only read a few Shakespeare novels. Because these novels were a requirement of classes in school, I have not felt a very strong connection with the books that I have read so far. Although Shakespeare novels are beautifully written, at my age it is somewhat difficult to comprehend the writing and understand what Shakespeare is trying to convey. It is difficult to completely understand the writing because Shakespeare uses a very sophisticated writing style. I also find it difficult to read Shakespeare novels because I do not always understand all of the vocabulary. However, I hope to be able to begin to understand Shakespeare's writing better in the future and I look forward to reading more of Shakespeare's works.