a.) Last year, my friends who were seniors would often talk about Hamlet around me during the time they were studying it. Being the indifferent junior that I was, I drowned them out.The most I know about Hamlet is that he the Prince of Denmark seeking revenge on his Uncle who killed his father(also named Hamlet) and married his mother. It is a story of revenge and involves Hamlet's father returning to guide Hamlet in the form of a ghost.
b) Shakespeare is the author of many great tragedies such as Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England and was a large contributor to the modern English language.
c) I believe people do not enjoy reading Shakespeare because we are often told that they are some of the hardest works of literature to understand. As teenagers, it is not uncommon to be resentful of tasks that prove to be difficult and most give up before starting. Also, while influencing modern English, the Shakespearean language is very different from our own; words are spelled differently and some have change meaning all together.
d) The only thing that would probably make this experience unforgettable for me is acting out some of the scenes involving King Hamlet and making the actor wear a white sheet over themselves with eye holes cut out while speaking in an ominous tone.
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