# Has Shakespeare ever been translated into modern English?

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**Created:** [October 22, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-shakespeare-ever-been-translated-into-modern-english/327443 "2005-10-22T18:22:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-shakespeare-ever-been-translated-into-modern-english/327443/41 "2005-10-24T02:04:20Z")

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> [@Larry Mudd](#):
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> Aye, it’s funny how much lower the vocabulary expectations are for folks in the last century or so.

We have always been at peace with Eupodia.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-shakespeare-ever-been-translated-into-modern-english/327443/42 "2005-10-24T02:08:16Z")

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> [@Larry Mudd](#):
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> Aye, it’s funny how much lower the vocabulary expectations are for folks in the last century or so.

Children in Shakespeare’s day learned Latin and they learned the Greek and Roman myths that he makes reference to. Kids learn very different stuff today, and I’m sure they learn a lot less by rote. Certainly the lack of beatings has to be a factor there… 😉

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**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-shakespeare-ever-been-translated-into-modern-english/327443/43 "2005-10-24T04:18:18Z")

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Ah, but children from Shakespeare’s day wouldn’t get any of the pop culture references in an episode of The Simpsons. Priorities.

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