/lit/ - Literature

Who wrote Shakespeare? Beginning to think that Shakespeare really wrote Shakespeare. I liked the sound of the Marlovian hypothesis a lot until I actually read some Marlowe. Seems to be too big of a quality leap there and Marlowe seems a little too emo.

Hey /lit/,

Am I dumb for needing assistance to understand Shakespeare? I mean semantically. Because sometimes I come accross passages I can't figure out even after reading it several times. Now I have to read Hamlet on "No Fear Shakespeare"; and it feels like eating a foul apple, even though English is not my mother tongue.

Do native speakers understand Shakespeare without a problem? And I mean those who passed high-school.

>dat calm, bold and secure eyes
>dat sensual, rosy and fleshy lips
>dat aura of confidence
>dat iconic hairstyle
>dat elegant beard
>dat badass earing

And on top of that, we all know that he was on the top of the mountain of literary achievements.

Spaniard here. Should I read this guy in old english (I find it rather difficult) or go with the translated version?

Is it difficult for anglos too?