Most students in the US are reluctant to study Shakespeare because they do not understand the words. It is like pulling out a spanish or french book and starting to read. If you find a teacher that knows the words and works of Shakespeare, you can get students really involved. A good friend of mine was such a teacher. He would actually leave the classroom and re-enter in costume similar to what you would see in a Robin Hood movie. He would begin reading Shakespeare in a loud and boistruous voice as if performing. Then he would quietly use his normal voice and explain what he read. His student's loved it and it got him teacher of the year.
No he did not
At school, primarily Latin Grammar and translation.
Latin and a little Greek.
In school Shakespeare would have spent a lot of time translating Latin authors such as Tacitus, Virgil and Ovid.
Kings New School in Stratford-upon-Avon
We are still performing his plays regularly; copies of the plays sell briskly in bookstores; people write new books about them all the time; students at all levels study them.
The languages that William Shakespeare studied at New Kings School are believed to be classics and Latin grammar. These languages shaped his literature a great deal.
He did not have a specialization. He studied the general curriculum that was taught to all grammar school students.
Everybody should study Shakespeare. He is the greatest writer in the English language and his words, phrases, quotations, characters and stories are known and constantly alluded to by all other writers. However, elementary school students, although they can and do enjoy Shakespeare's language, can have trouble wrapping their heads around the plots of some of the plays. It is easier for high school students to appreciate some of the subtleties in the plays.
William Hayes Cunningham has written: 'Character, conduct and study; how to make the most of school life' -- subject(s): Students, Study skills
Yes, see related links for the Sparknotes on the Merchant of Venice.
He went to school in the King's New School (now King Edward VI School) in Stratford. He did not study after he was finished with the equivalent of high school.