Introduction

 

Students are getting bombarded with more and more types of entertainment in our modern world. Youtube, google, iphones, movies, computer games, mobile apps- all at the touch of a finger. But what happened to the times of flipping through a book? Or having a story read to you by your parents? Do the names Charles Dickins or Jane Austen mean anything to you?

It is important to remember the significant impact literature had on the world and to treasure how valuable it still is today. To do this, you are going to explore one of the greatest influences on our literary understanding- William Shakespeare. Let's go!