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Analysis: Why Shakespeare Should Not Be Taught In High School

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I believe Shakespeare should not be taught in 9th grade because it is far too complex for a fourteen or fifteen year old to understand. Shakespeare uses language that is far too inapropiate for a teenager to be hearing.
Shakespeare uses language that is very controversial and teachers should not expect a freshman in high school to understand something so complex like Shakespeare. He talks about topics like gun violence, racism, and freedom. Those topics are very controversial and people have to be careful about where and when they talk about them. If someone says something in the wrong place and at the wrong time they can be physically hurt and shut down.
Shakespeare uses very inappropriate language in many of his plays. For example,
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