Shakespeare, Shakespeare, and more Shakespeare!

Today in English, Mrs Clark came in to help explain how Shakespeare and his language works.

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Shakespeare is a very strange and difficult thing to read, even harder to understand.

What do I know about Shakespeare now?
It's known as "Modern English," as it comes after Middle and Old English. A lot of the words are made up or are the first written versions of them.
Nobody actually ever spoke like that back then, it's all very figurative. It has rhythm and rhyme, unlike normal, everyday conversation.
The way you say, portray and express the writing is just as important as what you're actually saying. Tone, mood and emotion are extremely important.