Why Study Shakespeare?

Many students wonder why in the world they have to study the writing of some dead Englishman, who wrote in a language that they don’t even understand.

Well, perhaps if those students understood the contributions old William made to the language we speak now, they could begin to appreciate the reasons we talk so much about him. Clicking on Shakespeare (above) will direct you to a web site where the answer can be found. Do some research there and be prepared to help design a PowerPoint presentation that will answer the age-old question:

"Why study Shakespeare?"