Although Shakespeare is the most famous—and lauded—writer in English, most adult readers, theatergoers and students would be hard pressed to admit they fully understand the complexity or complete ...

The works of William Shakespeare have long been a staple of both high school drama and English classes around the country. However, despite their prevalence in the classroom, many students still ...

I’ve met Shakespeare’s ghost. The encounter was more drudgery than mystery, I’m afraid. Twenty years ago, my doctoral supervisor casually informed me that I would need to read every tragedy written in ...

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School teacher Anthony Bakke is rewriting Shakespeare. So far, he's translated "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth" into modern-day language. He doesn't change any plots or ...