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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Yes. Hockey is, empirically speaking, the best, most exciting, and most enjoyable sport.
In all seriousness, it would take more than 4 games to learn the nuances of the game. Someone who gives up after watching only 4 games hasn't given it a real chance. I suspect the same is true for your experience of Shakespeare.
To me, having read a play only once, without watching it performed, without help with the language, without attempting to perform some of it yourself, is tantamount to not reading it at all. 4x0 is... well, math isn't my strong suit, English is. But I think it's still 0.
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In grade 12 I had a fantastic teacher at Francis that made Hamlet very interesting. In grades 10 and 11 my teachers sucked and so too did the Shakespeare.
That being said, at this point in time, I don't find anything redeeming for myself in reading Shakespeare. When it is presented to me and I HAVE to learn it, I admit I can get some satisfaction out of how epic it really is.
To use an analogy, I know Citizen Kane is an amazing film, but I didn't particularly enjoy it. I get why people think that but I certainly wouldn't rank it as the all time best. Same with Shakespeare, I can recognize its greatness but don't particularly enjoy it.
I don't think there is anything wrong with saying you don't like Shakespeare but it is pretty ignorant to say that it sucks.