Things go from Bard to verse
<p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, "<span word="did">did</span>" <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="phrased">phrased</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="Frankly">Frankly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="dragging">dragging</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span> <span word="draining">draining</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="animated">animated</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="for">for</span>-<span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="textbooks">textbooks</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="surmise">surmise</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="text">text</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bard">Bard</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> 20<span word="s">s</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span>-<span word="Avon">Avon</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="exclaimed">exclaimed</span>, "<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="country">country</span>!"</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>?" <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="gusto">gusto</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="spillage">spillage</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>. "<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="er">er</span>, <span word="no">no</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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