[Taliesan]

A story about a prince who has a crush on his mother, and pretends to be insane to catch usurpers, (because something is rotten in Denmark) may be historically interesting, but it doesn't speak to America, 2003.

Nobody ever read Shakespeare for the plots, you goofball. IT'S THE POETRY.

And "historically interesting"? No, it isn't.

IT'S THE POETRY.

Dear God in heaven restrain me.

[Question_Assumptions]

Shakespeare has some wonderful plots! That's why they keep getting copied for modern movies and plays (e.g., West Side Story, Forbidden Planet, Ran, etc.). The specific situations may not matter but the characters, and how they respond to their situations, can still speak to a modern audience. The plots aren't the point? Ha!

[LexBaird]

Reading Shakespeare is all well and good, but the proper way to experience the Bard is to see his work performed.