1 In what sense does Shakespeare not work well as literature ? Because all of the action is performed , rather than narrated ? Should poetry be taught in literature classes ? 2 There are many versions of his plays which feature linebyline translations into modern English to ease the difficulty of understanding archaic language . And God forbid that students are challenged and encouraged to engage with a text on a deeper level of analysis , rather than passively consuming it as if it were just another piece of media . If that ' s really all that literature is , then why teach it in school ? Assuming that students should be able to easily read a Harry Potter book by the age of 11 , in what way are they actually improving their analytic and comprehension skills if they ' re not being challenged ? 3 Boring if being taught by a boring teacher to bored students raised on Harry Potter .