Hello my iTalki friends! I have a question for you!

What do you think of Shakespeare?

In the UK we regard Shakespeare as a literary hero and we are so very proud of his work. We regard Shakespeare along side other national heroes such as Churchill, Darwin and Dickens. His words hold such poetic weight that I would consider some of his quotes to be literally perfect, my favorite being; “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” from "<em>A Midsummer's Night Dream</em>". It is perfect! Not only does it slip so effortlessly off the tongue, I believe that it is also as true as it was in 1596 as it is in 2014; it is timeless.

So, I have three questions;

1) Have you read Shakespeare?
2) Did you read it in your mother tongue? or English?
3) If you DID read it in your native language, did it have the poetic beauty that it does in English?

This is something I am very interested in knowing, so please reply!!! :)

George

Personally, I ponounce is Eye-Talk-ee, however I have heard others pronounce it in different ways...

Hmmm, how do YOU pronounce it?