Existing comment:
Shakespeare at Home and School
Shakespeare has entered our homes in so many ways that we probably take him for granted.
His wide-spread appearance in advertising and in items for the family, such as calendars, comic books, puppets and baby books, assumes a general familiarity with Shakespeare's works in America over hundreds of years. This familiarity was encouraged in earlier years by reading at home and by memorizing and reciting speeches in school.
As more kinds of media entered our lives, reading aloud at home gave way to listening to Shakespeare on the radio, watching productions on television, film, and more recently, on YouTube, Twitter and other media.
While retaining printed books, schools have also moved from film strips and slide shows to digital texts and performances on the web as they introduce Shakespeare to new generations. |