Education Quote by Allan Bloom

Our understanding of Shakespeare already depends largely on the vitality of Renaissance elements in our education. Each man must live in his own generation,…

— George Edward Woodberry

Particularly for English people, Shakespeare is always at the forefront of both drama and the English language. He's always been there. I can't remember…

— Jamie Campbell Bower

Mostly, I hope that by having some fun with Shakespeare's style I'll encourage young people who are intimidated by Shakespeare to give him a…

— Ian Doescher

I think that one of the reasons Shakespeare withstands the test of time is that his themes are so universal.

— Rebecca Serle

By recycling pre-existing material, Shakespeare seemed to endorse a view common in his time, which has become even more entrenched in the 400 years…

— Michel Faber

“We probably read Shakespeare in the first place for his stories, afterwards for his characters. . . . To become intimate with Shakespeare in…

— Charlotte Mason

It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.

— Samuel Barnett

I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.

— Helen Mirren

Shakespeare had no tutors but nature and genius. He caught his faults from the bad taste of his contemporaries. In an age still less…

— Horace Walpole

You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness.

— John Bradshaw

I believe that it is a whole lifetime of work on Shakespeare's part that enabled him to do what he did. But the question…

— Stephen Greenblatt

We've seen Shakespeare done a billion times to make it seem relevant today. We love period dramas. We love to long for a time…

— Claudia Jessie