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The text is still English after all, and with a dictionary, and difficult vocabulary words can be easily looked up

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Vocabulary expansion

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Important messages and themes that are applicable to modern life

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Many modern texts are based on Shakespeare's ideas

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Many modern texts are based on Shakespeare's ideas

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In order to more fully understand allusions in modern texts, we should study the original text. If you say that we could "study more modern texts", it's possible that important connections to Shakespeare's work will be missed.

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Because it's hard. It makes people think. (too much)

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Because it's hard. It makes people think. (too much)

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Draw parallels between Shakespeare and other texts.
Learn more about the past

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2-You can read modern texts instead, sure, but you can also read less than modern texts too.... If a text is older than a year, should it not be read because it is not "modern" enough?
3-If you can't understand Shakespeare maybe that's your problem, not Shakespeare's. (git gud)

Why do anything in your life anyways?

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Understanding Shakespeare is a fundamentally and intrinsically important process in the development of linguistic abilities in today's youth

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Understanding Shakespeare is a fundamentally and intrinsically important process in the development of linguistic abilities in today's youth

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We must learn of the archaic and undeveloped nature of Shakespearean texts to understand why we must further advance our language in this day.

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Age should not determine whether or not we read the text

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Age should not determine whether or not we read the text

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If anything, learning about texts from different periods of time would give us different perspectives. We could learn about the different styles of writing used and what makes each literary work

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Because Shakespeare can be fun and interesting to read.

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Trying to understand the Shakespearean language helps enrich  our understanding and comprehension of language by using context clues. Additionally, this helps us understand the language of the past, giving students an opportunity to understand the history of literature.

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Because Shakespeare is difficult to understand, it improves our reading comprehension so that we are able to read more advanced texts with new vocabulary.

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To learn about the past and their culture

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-to better understand history and the customs of that specific time period
-to preserve the language
-it is insightful and morals can be learned
-to understand where modern text comes from
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It is important to look at he past in order to see how things have changed from then to modern times. It gives context to the evolution of writing.

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We study Shakespeare because it is a part of the English curriculum. If we do not, we will not successfully complete the English course.

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We should study Shakespeare because understanding Shakespearean language enhances thinking/processing skills. 

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We should study Shakespeare because understanding Shakespearean language enhances thinking/processing skills. 

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The previous activity showed that Shakespearean language is easy to decipher with a little bit of effort and thought. By reading Shakespeare we develop our critical thinking skills to understand a different type of text.