Forget Shakespeare Made Easy, No Fear Shakespeare, and other side-by-side "modern English" versions. Nearly half of his audience in the Globe Theatre in 1600 couldn’t read, and probably some audience members were new to the English language. They understood the play and had a great time! His plays are a significant part of world culture. They speak powerfully to all of us, no matter our nationality or country of origin. He likes English language learners. And he likes and speaks equally to special needs kids, “regular” non-honors kids, IB kids, AP kids, all kids.
