![]() ![]() Other critics, however, assert that many of the themes and plot elements of the plays are unsuitable for children, the language too difficult, and. Such advocates of the early introduction of Shakespeare to children argue that if they become familiar with his work before its study in school becomes compulsory, they are less likely to feel intimidated by it. Some argue that primary school children are perfectly capable of grasping elements of Shakespeare’s work, gain pride and pleasure from an understanding of his language and enjoyment from his stories. Writing in the Independent in 2009 Caitlin Davies asks the questions ‘Should children be introduced to Shakespeare at the tender age of four? Or should we wait until they are eight, or even better, the teenage years, when they are able to understand some of the seventeenth-century language better? ’ These are questions over which critical opinion continues to be divided. ![]()
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