On average, I log onto this board at least once per day and it amazes me when I notice all the bumped threads I never saw the first time around.
As stated in the OP, I can't get past all the thous and thees and thys. The closest I've come to appreciating Shakespeare (or any poet) was Baz Lurhmann's Romeo & Juliet.
I don't really know why that is. I've spent an innumerable amount of hours daydreaming (not so much anymore). I think in analogies and I have a habit of using far too many words to describe feelings and events.
Seems like a person of that nature would adore Shakespeare.
But for some reason, (I guess?) I prefer storytelling to be as direct as possible. I don't think I'm a fan of things that are open to interpretation.
Like... say exactly what you mean in the clearest and most direct way possible.
Sometimes I wish I could appreciate the ambiguity in works like poetry.