Why should we study Shakespeare?

Dr Emma Smith of Hertford College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should still study Shakespeare.
Date Published: 31 July 2013
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Contributors: Ilana Lassman, Emma Smith
In Collection(s): William Shakespeare, What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?
Keywords: shakespeare, english, literature, first folio, romeo and juliet, richard iii, #greatwriters, Teaching, lesson, Key Stage 5
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