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Originally Posted by palo5
Shakespeare is not 'dull'. But his works had no original plot, no English-speaker ever spoke like he wrote, and his works are 500 years old and hard to understand, especially for foreigners
But some of his sentences are works of art  |
Most of his sentences are hard to understand by us northerners.
Never have understood the charm, I think it is just sheer snobbery, give me Dylan Thomas or JB Priestly or John Betjeman anyday. at least what they paint an image of has some echo of meaning for a chap like me.
Shakespear...no thanks
Now Terry Pratchett...