Should Shakespeare Be Taught In Schools

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Is Shakespeare still relevant ? Yes , Shakespeare is in fact relevant to the ninth grade curriculum . Shakespeare should be taught to ninth graders . It should be taught because it is important to learn about different types of writing .Shakespeare should be taught to the ninth graders because students now about old time writers and things that they have either made up or experienced . According to www. AmericanTheater.org “ Shakespeare is important to be taught in highshcool , - especially to the ninth graders - it should be taught to them so that they are exposed to other types of stories that have a nice unexpected twist to it “. High Schooler's may or may not be able to relate to Shakespeare's stories and plays , but they should learn about them to know that certain things have happened before their time . Something’s that happened in Shakespeare's plays and stories are related to now , Such as in Shakespeare's play “ Romeo and Juliet “ . Romeo and Juliet were from two completely different families , and you could even say that they hated each other . Juliet was a Capulet and Romeo was her enemies first born son . The way that that relates to the 21st Century , is that they rivals then can relate to …show more content…
Shakespeare shares new emotions in his plays . Some people think that Shakespeare is too much for ninth graders , that is not true . What does that even mean ? How is Shakespeare too much for high schoolers ? IT IS NOT ! Shakespeare shares stories that some high schoolers may experience and are able to relate to . Some people may feel like the language is too difficult for teenagers to understand , but it is not . With tools such as Sparknotes , Cliffnotes and a variety of other online sources make it easy to find a translation and helps to know what he means word for word

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