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Originally posted by Nickyy
OMG!
Im seriously going to blow a fuse in a minute xD 
Why do we need to learn Shakespeare?? I mean, its not like Im going to use that language again xD.
We're doing Macbeth at the moment, and my teacher just expects everyone to understand because we're the 'top set'. It dosn't mean I know how to speak 'dsifoifds' language!
I actually think some of them understand it, which is CRAZY! We've just got up to the part we're someone died in a castle (I want to say Duncan?), and now we have to write a newspaper article on it.. that fills an A3 sheet of paper, so about 4 pages in our book.. now Im sorry, but ffs! I dont even know whats going on!! Its not even english! (Well, I know it is, but not modern times english!)
Grrr!! I have to finish all 4 pages for homework for Monday, and Ive done like half a page and TOTALLY stuck  , and my teacher wasnt in today, so we had a supply teacher! I cant even ask her for help  So I will write a little bit, and then go in and say its all jibberish to me xD
Hehe - Rant over!
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Well you owe a lot of respect to shakespeare as he pretty much invented half of the words you say! He was an amazing poet and writer and his legend deserves to live on, a lot of people dont give Williams work a chance. You dont know it now but if you studied his work you would sit in awe at his writing.
I know I am biased because I am an Actor but its moments like this that make Shakespeare amazing!:
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O Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo...
...What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet;
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Juliet is saying here "Why are you called Romeo, Why are you Romeo Montague. If you was called anything else you would just be as fantastic as you are, just as if a Rose was called a Shittyfarty bum bum flower, it would still smell as sweet.
Just give the text chance :P And really read between the lines!