Is Shakespeare over rated?

[Jahova]

Is Shakespeare over rated? In my opinion, yes. I feel that people look too deeply into his texts and find things that weren't supposed to be there -- they make half the meanings of the text up.

What is your opinions on Shakespeare?

[Arch]

I agree with you 100% at my school when we read Shakespeare we kill the plays by looking so much into it and the symbolism of like every single thing he wrote. I bet half the stuff we learn about it he did by accident lmao

[Eoin]

yes, shakespear is pish!

[Jahova]

Some people that agree! And I'm sure there are more :P

[Black_Apalachi]

I'm not Shakespeare's biggest fan, but I think I appreciate his work enough to answer this question with a no. I've only had to study a few of his plays over the course of my school days and boring as it was, if we hadn't gone into it in such detail as you suggest, it would have all flown right over my head :P

[le harry]

Nope, he was a genius. Anybody that disagrees hasn't studied Shakespeare enough OR doesn't appreciate good literature.

[Jahova]

Nope, he was a genius. Anybody that disagrees hasn't studied Shakespeare enough OR doesn't appreciate good literature.
Seems to apply to me then. I just find his novels a bore and I'd much rather read some childrens books (call me immature, as you wish).

[Pyroka]

not overrated its just sometimes quite complex but they are good

[Jahova]

Maybe in the future if I read a few more bits of his work, I may begin to appreciate it.

[MrPinkPanther]

Overrated? No.

Boring? Yes.

[Grig]

Nope, he was a genius. Anybody that disagrees hasn't studied Shakespeare enough OR doesn't appreciate good literature.

Very true. His linguistic techniques, the way he writes and flows from one story to another, the complexity of his plots are all factors which make him to be one of, if not the best playwriter in the world.

[Jahova]

I could agree with FlyDuo. I suppose I will have to read some more then.

[iAdam]

Yeah tbh, I think that most of his stuff was plagiarised anyway and I don't like any of his plays or sonnets.

[Black_Apalachi]

Yeah tbh, I think that most of his stuff was plagiarised anyway and I don't like any of his plays or sonnets.

Care to elaborate?

[AgnesIO]

I think it is overated, and we do read wayy more than we need to - although if we didn't do the amount of work on the plays afterwards I wouldn't understand them - so that bit is needed.

I think that in terms of it being part of what made English what it is today - well I do not think it is anymore important than the countless other sources we have required.