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All you can do is let her try. Shakespeare is a little dry and heavy reading material for someone so young. If it is above her she will stop reading the book and move onto other books. If she does grasp it and likes it then wonderful you are rasing an intelligetn thoughtful child. I would not ever discourage her from trying anything like that! Too few children these days are reading!

that is cool. we need more children reading than sitting in front of the tv or palying video games and eating all day. yes, promote her learning ability i just think this is excellent. my daughter is almost two and she loves for me to read to her and she also interacts with me when i'm reading . so i think that is awsome!

If she can comprehend it, I say absolutely. Let her get a head start, when she goes to HS, she will be that much more prepared. Sounds like a smart cookie. Hmmmmm, wonder who she gets that from:-)

I think Shakespeare is good, althought it is difficult to read. I think she can read him already, since althought he talks about some issues that could be considered for adult, he talks about that in a hidden way that is accesible for different minds. Perhaps it is helpful for you, I remember at that age my prefferred were Michael Ende, Charles Dickens, Jules Verne and Tolkien, and I think these are good ones for everyone that is starting to enjoy reading books.

If she is interested why not read it together? Then if she has trouble understanding a passage you can help her. She gets the enjoyment of reading and you get the enjoyment of spending time with her.

Shakespeare is hard.... unless of course you take the modern English variants then it could be doable if she reads Harry Potter. But if you are planning on ordering Shakespeare in its original form I would wait a bunch of years with it. Like taken a sample from Macbeth: As whence the sun 'gins his reflection Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seem'd to come Discomfort swells. Mark, king of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had with valour arm'd Compell'd these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But the Norweyan lord surveying vantage, With furbish'd arms and new supplies of men Began a fresh assault. A 10 year old would probably be able to read the words but there it'd most likely end.

Does she want to read Shakespeare? If she does then she's not too young for it. Of course it will be harder for her to understand. I don't know how useful it would be as it is usually not in modern English but if she enjoys reading so much, you can't lose anything by letting her try.

I think you must ask her if she likes to read one!, your lucky she is good!

Your daughter must be a 'gifted child', I seldom see 10 year olds reading books let alone Shakespeare. All you do for now is support her enthusiasm in reading and explain to her that some parts of Shakespeare's works are a bit mature for her age.

well i think you are pushing it too far.......kids generally like to read what they like and not what their parents tell them to.....maybe you can start with abridged poems and stories before turnig her to ful stuff......although i started shakesphere when i was in 7 th , as we had his play hamlet in the curriculum, and still love to read it......so you have to decide on your own

I was in the gifted program all through my school years and remember being in fifth grade and running across Shakespeare. I thought how cool it would be to read it, and I did read it, but I barely understood any of it. Keep in mind that when I was in 5th grade I was part of a "study" that gave kids in the gifted program the SAT along with high school seniors and I scored in the 80th percentile against those kids. The problem I faced was that I was pushed hard at a young age and by the time I hit high school I had a hard time graduating, not because I couldn't do the work, but because I was bored and didn't have an interest. I'm not saying that'll be the case with your child. Has she read "Where the Lillies Bloom"? Great book, 8th grade level, and it is an incredible story. I'd encourage her to continue reading the classics, but I wouldn't push Shakespeare yet, she may not understand it and lose interest in Shakespeare altogether, missing out on some beautiful stories later in her life.

Hi billionaire, If she's interested in reading Shakespear let her read it. Some of it might be a bit deep for her but you can help her understand what portions she doesn't understand. It's a huge task to read his work. There are 38 plays and 154 Sonnets. Many of his plays are noted to be among the greatest in the English language. It will give her a chance to read good English. "What a piece of work is man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! ". - (Act II, Scene II). Hamlet Let her give it a shot!

You son could be a genius - whom God has deposited so many talents and knowledge in. So, the early you expose him to reading the faster the things he can grabs and the more understanding he will have toward things. He will be very critical in his reasoning, thinking and all. So, I urge you to allow him be exposed to critical reading not only reading, but critical and mental games like CHESS and SCRABBLE.

Some of Shakespeare's plays are too adult for a 5th grader IMO. I would screen them and let her read only selected ones you have preapproved. I have the same issue with my kids being able to read at a higher level and finding books with appropriate content. My 5th grader reads on a post high school level, and my 2nd grader on a 6th grade level. That means they are able to read a lot of stuff that they aren't ready to deal with.

She may be a bit too young for Shakespeare. It is difficult to read to begin with, but there are so many innuendos that are of adult content and metaphors that it may very well go over her head at this point. There are some wonderful books that are age appropriate for her that she can well relate too and I would definitely stick with those for the time being.

well i dont think its too early. if you can gether abridged shakespeare stories it will be much better. cause the abridged ones have very high standard for a girl in 5th grade. even i used to read shakespeare stories when i was very young. and then i read a few plays too when i got older.

I think it is a good thing for you and your daughter.I like read very much,and i always think i have lots of books to read,so sometimes i regret i did not read lot when i was young.Book can tell me a lot of things,and most of these can not gain in the school.It is very good for you daughter like read,you know that most children do not like book.Now my last wish is to have enouge time to read.