Shakespeare for the Community

Many people hate reading Shakespeare. Yes, that is the truth. Everyone knows Shakespeare and knows how competent — more like how much of a genius — he is at crafting language. However, in our spare times, we would still rather choose to grab a page flipper rather than read old English. For some people, old English is more than just excessively convoluted diction: it seems as if it is completely irrelevant to their lives at all. If reading Shakespeare is so boring and difficult, then why is it mandatory to read at least one of Shakespeare's plays in high school?

The answer is quite simple: he allows us to understand who we once were and who we currently are. Simply put, our experiences have not changed. For the issues and topics that we see today, he saw during the 1600s. The only thing that is different is how he expresses what he sees. He uses old English. We speak in modern English. Now this is where some people get frustrated and quit.

<aside> 👋 Our goal is to empower students to see the beauty in Shakespeare’s writing, as well as see how relevant his works are for modern society. Further, engaging with Shakespeare helps us appreciate the beauty and flexibility of the English language.

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Under our main focus of Shakespeare for the Community, we have carried out many small events that lead to our main focus.

2023 ELA/Shakespeare Winter Camp

2024 Shakespeare Spring Camp

Lord of the Rings & Macbeth Screenplay

(currently in the process of translating and sending onto 小红书)

Our reflections:

Bingxuan’s Reflection

Xueqi’s Refection