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What Makes Old English Hard to Read

What Makes Old English Hard to Read?

We find classics hard to comprehend because we lack the ancient language and cultural context. None of us was around when Plato wrote Republic or when Shakespeare penned Hamlet. Therefore, we aren’t familiar with the complexity of the societies, their morals, and what life was about back then.  You may find classic books like Pride […]