I always think that people are lucky to have Shakespeare translated into their own language. You get him in modern Czech, wheras we have to content with Elizabethan English. I can get my ear around it reasonably well now, but I've had practise.
Also, Shakespeare is loaded with mythological and cultural references which have dated very badly. Most of the puns and jokes do not work for the modern ear until you have translated them.
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Also, Shakespeare is loaded with mythological and cultural references which have dated very badly. Most of the puns and jokes do not work for the modern ear until you have translated them.