Do you like Shakespeare?

The St Crispins Day speech is... amazing. I just know it off by heart, it's just amazing, so rousing.

No, he's a dickhead, made English so much more boring and confusing.

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If you mean more lexically complex, then sure.

From what I've read, I do! Absolutely love Macbeth especially

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I understand what you mean, but Shakespeare will continue to elude me. Still don't have a clue what he's on about

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Not a bad point; always wondered to what extent they were ever meant to be read... Originally probably none...

Do you have any essays for Macbeth?

I'm studying English at Advanced Higher just now which is broadly comparable to A level. I would, personally, find a law degree a bit dry and boring but that's just me. I'd definitely recommend doing an English degree if you love the subject! Of course, as with any degree, there will be some aspects of it that aren't suited to you such as having to read certain set texts from an "uninteresting" time period but I think an English degree would be awesome. And, as you mentioned, you could always do a law conversion course. What universities are you thinking of applying to?

I suppose you're right, and I wouldn't exactly mind studying a few less interesting books with the opportunity to study English lit. Certainly Shakespeare and poetry would be fascinating at such a level.
I'm thinking of applying to Oxbridge, more inclined towards Cambridge, and haven't really considered anywhere else to be honest. So long as I get my grades I think I should be fine. If not, UCL and Imperial would also be lovely.
How about you?

Good luck! But, just as a warning, law at Oxbridge is uber-competitive. A guy in my English class applied for Law at Oxford and got rejected despite having all A band 1 grades in his Int 2 exams (equivalent to all A* grades at GCSE) and all A band 1 grades in his highers (equivalent to all A* grades, if they did that, at AS) and was predicted all A band 1 grades in his advanced highers (which are a bit higher than A-level exams); so he basically, if you're comparing it, was predicated A*A*A*a and he got straight A* grades before that and he still got rejected even with loads of extra-curriculars (debating competitions and public speaking wins) and much work experience! I was gutted for him. I think he's going for either UCL or Edinburgh for law now. My first choice is Edinburgh, still waiting to hear from them, and my second choice is Newcastle (got an unconditional offer from them). I was considering Bristol too, after they got back to me, but decided I'd rather Edinburgh or Newcastle.

Only handwritten ones

I think his name has become rather associated with boredom and schoolwork, but I'm sure there are more people that like Shakespeare out there than most would think.
I personally love the plays, and actually still find some of the jokes quite funny, but I think the dated language puts most people off.
Anyways to the point, do you like Shakespeare?