My English class is reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet this quarter. I know a lot of people in modern times have trouble understanding Shakespeare's works, so I'm posting some links for anyone who needs help.
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/
This handy site has plenty of information about both Shakespeare himself and all his works. If you're having trouble understanding anything, this is as good a place as any to start.
http://shakespeare.about.com/od/teachingshakespeare/a/shakespeare_words.htm
It has nowhere near the amount of total info of the above site, but it's a nice list of all the Shakespeare terms and what they mean.
http://www.shakespearehigh.com/classroom/guide/page1.shtml
As the name suggests, this site is practically an online classroom for learning about Shakespeare that should be a lot of help.
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/howtostudybard.html
A guide devoted specifically to help students be able to better understand how to deal with Shakespeare in general.
http://www.enotes.com/romeo-and-juliet-text/strategies-for-understanding
Here's one focusing on Romeo and Juliet specifically.
Daniel many of these websites are very helpful but there are some people that don't have a computer. For these people I recommend the No Fear Shakespeare series of books. They include the original Shakespeare text with a modern day translation next to it.
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