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RunDNA t1_j28foat wrote

Read a copy with extensive footnotes on each page so you can look up hard words.

For a good first play I would recommend one of these:

Macbeth
Julius Caesar
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice

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Humming_Squirrel t1_j28m49u wrote

I recommend the Oxford School Shakespeare series by Oxford University Press for this purpose.

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TinyPurpleTRex t1_j29z99n wrote

Arden editions are a little more expensive but have much better notes.

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policis t1_j291pdh wrote

Having performed or participated in about 25 Shakespearean plays, I concur with this list but would add Hamlet.

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throwaway384938338 t1_j29sf8l wrote

Kindle is useful for this as well where you can look up word and footnotes without having to flick back and forth

One of those spark notes website that breaks it down page by page can also be useful if you hit a section that you can’t make sense of

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