Ep 11: High School and Shakespeare

Who wants to relive English class from when you were a teenager? What if I'm the one doing it? I've been thinking lately about the Shakespeare we read in school and how sometimes that introduction can make or break your relationship with him. And it made me wonder...was my experience reading Shakespeare in high school similar to everyone else? Did we all have to read Romeo and Juliet (spoiler: yeah, pretty much) and Much Ado About Nothing (spoiler: not really)? I went and asked my family and friends what Shakespeare they read in high school and took a tally of the results. Some of what I found was more or less what I expected. Some of it...was a little more surprising than that. In this episode, I cover what I learned about the frequency of certain plays that are taught in high school and mix that was my own experience reading plays in high school, reflecting on what I thought about them then and what my relationship with those plays looks like today. For anyone who has difficulty following a list when they hear it out loud or wants to see the results rather than live in suspense, visit my website or Instagram to see the complete list. No Further Reading this episode unless you want to read all the plays discussed here! Credit where credit is due Art by ⁠Halie Branson⁠ Music recording by ⁠josdvg⁠