This was, not only the first Shakespeare I’ve ever read start to finish, but it was the first play I’ve ever read. While I enjoyed it, I think that Nice Peter and George Watsky’s epic rap battle “Dr. Seuss vs. William Shakespeare” really sums up how I feel about reading this play:

“I entertain a child of any age.
You’ve got to translate what you said on the opposite page.”

I think I COULD have mostly understood it without a little research, but after each act, I read a synopsis of what had just happened and it really solidified what I had read. I might not be smart enough to fully comprehend Shakespeare, but I enjoyed King Lear and might read another of his plays in the future.