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Originally Posted by NWRA
I'm thinking of reading some Shakespeare too. I feel that, as an English student, I need to know more about the plots and characters (I've only read Romeo & Juliet at school) as reference-points. But I find it very difficult to sit down and read a play as you would read a novel. Does anyone else have the problem? Can you get used to it? or should I buy the Laurence Olivier DVD collection.
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I'm an English major too and I've never had much trouble with plays, but that might be because I was in drama all through high school. I don't know about the dvds, but I will recommend King Lear. That's probably my favorite of his.