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.