When I mention Shakespeare, a lot of people immediately conjure up visions of high school English class, struggling through Julius Caesar line by line.

Which is an absolute shame, because Shakespeare’s plays are meant to be experienced–performed, seen, heard, felt.

And experiencing Shakespeare with your kids is truly one of the most joyful things you can do together.

Today, I’m returning to my conversation with one of my favorite Shakespeare lovers, Ken Ludwig.

Ken is the author of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare and one of our most celebrated, widely-performed playwrights. His plays are performed every single night of the year, and his enthusiasm for Shakespeare is utterly contagious and in this episode, we not only nerd out about our favorite plays, but share how to make teaching Shakespeare a true delight for you and your children.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Easy tips for breaking down passages for young kids to make them fun and memorable
• Why Shakespeare is the best way to introduce children to complex, inventive, and beautiful language
• How Shakespeare’s work informs all of the English literature (and plays and TV and movies!) that followed it

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