What is the best way to read Shakespeare?

I would read Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer's Night Dream, King Lear, or Macbeth.
I would watch a movie version of any of them, and buy Cliff Notes to understand the language.

Are you one of Kahani Punjab's students? You both call people "dear" and have very similar writing styles, including the phrase "medico/Doctor" - seems odd to me.

If she/he is from India, especially from Punjab, there are chances, as there are people who write their surnames of pseudonyms. Moreover, both of us can have same teachers, or it is just Punjabi way of writing English. Still, I do not know anywhere using the word 'dear or medico' but I request u to tell me if medico does not mean doctor? Can't we call some unknown person by 'dear'? And, what about my question?

Was my response at all helpful?

Please - you follow her posts and you've never noticed she's a female from India?

"Dear" is a term of endearment. Odd you both use that term of endearment when addressing total strangers. You both say "Medico" instead of Physician - no one else here does that, including others from India.

You are issuing reddies to people who disagree with the other person - but not with you.

Have to wonder.

But back to the question - Shakespeare wrote PLAYS, not BOOKS. Yes, Romeo and Juliet is an easy way to start.

For me I always have an easier time reading books or plays in old English after watching the play or it in movie form. Once you can see it visually, and figure out what happens that way, it makes it a lot easier to follow it when just reading it. The Hamlet movie done with Lawrence Olivier is pretty true to the play from what I can remember, that might be a good place to start. However others are correct in that Romeo and Juliet is the easiest to read on its own.

JudyKayTee,

I m nt so good in your language, but when you cast so intense apprehensions, like calling me equivalent to some one else, I feel there is some plot (lolz, do not mind it plz) or you have some doubt. For most of us, newspapers are the main source of learning English, and just browse the newspapers and you will see the matrimonials which give advertisements asking for medicos and not doctors.

About 'dear' it is quite a common term and whenever to address anyone, we call or use the term dear.

Any other doubt?
But, I found it interesting that you call be xerox of someone. So nice?

This is interesting - the "xerox" copy was made off the Board, in a PM, to a member whose style is very similar to yours. This was not a visible comment. Odd that you should be aware of it.

No, "dear" is not a common term and greeting in the US.

The issue with Shakespeare for you is that first you are not as it appears really good in English language, to start and this is written in old English which is hard to understand because of the use of words no longer in common use, and comparisons that would not normally be done today.

Can you find a version in your own language? If not even watching a movie version first so you have the plot and characters in mind, may help.