To think that Shakespeare was a bit of an oddball

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DD has left Eng Lit homework until today (day before new term). I didn't study Shakespeare at school. Anyhow, I assisted and read through Macbeth play. Fucking hell, it's grim. This is all new to me. I'm educated but managed to swerve this twollox

Humans are grim. That's the point.

Don't read Titus Andronicus then!

Shakespeare should be watched not read. Makes all the difference. When I read Romeo and Juliet with DD it dawned on me what a stupid story it is but performed its much better

We are grinding our way through this ATM too.Unfortunatly this was also the Shakespeare play if choice when she was at primary school so any chance of me enthusing her with this play is dead in the water.(mostly due to the way it was taught at her school as something to be got through).
I did the Tempest at A level and still loath the play.Loved Othello(Tim. West as Iago) ,and Hamlet(Dereck Jacobi)as Hamlet as we actually went to see them as plays,as they were intended.My dB enjoyed Macbeth(Judy Dench).
Our kids are lucky if they see a badly animated version,we are turning our kids off Shakespeare.