By Features staff Why, four centuries after the death of William Shakespeare, do generation after generation of students and adults still thrill at the reading and reciting of words written so long ago? Why do we continue to fall in love with the works of a writer who lived in16th century England, a time so foreign to the world we live in today? We take a look behind the scenes as three RI high school students, their coaches and teachers, prepare for this year’s “The Bard at Laurelmead” Shakespeare competition and talk about their love of the playwright and poet. Twenty students, from high schools throughout the state and neighboring Connecticut, spent weeks studying, reading and reciting the works of William Shakespeare. They presented a monologue and a sonnet before judges in this RI state competition for the chance to go on to the National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in New York City on Monday, April 23rd, Shakespeare’s birthday. The annual competition is sponsored by the English-Speaking Union, whose mission is to promote communication and understanding through the medium of the English language. Providence Journal video by Kris Craig
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Video: Why Shakespeare?
