Plays are damned hard to read – – even after years and years of reading them, I struggle with most plays. I can’t even consider it read until I have gone through it at least 3 times. Of course, plays were NEVER meant to be read. I am sure most playwrights would be chagrined to know that their plays are being simply read and discussed in some dusty English class. I am sure that even Shakespeare would be falling asleep in most of the classes I have taken on the Bard. Teaching plays is also very difficult. Plays are not novels or essays, and to teach them like this is wrong. Read more