Shakespeare's Enduring Appeal

Your teacher may assign one or more of the following articles as background reading.
Answer the questions during/after reading an article, and during class discussion.

Shakespeare: Still the One or, Why Shakespeare Matters
(Literary Cavalcade)

William Shakespeare: All the World Is His Stage
(Student Briefings)

Much Ado About Shakespeare (Weekly Reader)
Read the introductory section, paragraphs 1-6.

Why do we still study Shakespeare? How are Shakespeare and his works still relevant to us today?

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