[Michael81Dus]

And I think it´s quite hard to understand the text, isn´t it? Many teenagers here probably don´t understand some words, too.

[CatoRenasci]

Indeed, most people today have trouble reading Shakespeare in English, as many of the words are obsolete, obscure, or have shifted meanings. A good glossary is usually provided in the better editions. Even 40 years ago, when I was a youth, knowledge of 16th-17th century English was much more widespread because people still read the 1611 Authorized Version of the Bible (known as King James, as it was he who commissioned the translation) -- which had a place in English-speaking countries similar to the Luther Bibel in Protestant Germany.