How can we read Shakespeare & understand him?

Shakespeare uses a lot of words that we don’t use today. They talk different and than they do now a days. He also uses a lot of similes and other figurative language. To understand him you have to really think about what is written and try to make inferences. You might have to look some of the words up to understand them. He also made a lot of the words that we use today. You can guess the meaning of the words by using the context to find the meaning. You should read through it a few times to make sure you understand it.