Is Shakespeare worth studying? Why?

Shakespeareis important and worth studying. He writes in a different form of English so reading it helps us to understand a strange from of writing. also we get incite into his period of time and the kinds of things he was concerned with. His writings help us to think about different topics that we usually wouldn't consider. His writing is a form of art. It is a great from of poetry that if you understand can be very enjoyable. also his writings can be full of humor and interesting situations. His writings can help us to use our imagination and learn the themes that were talked about in England during his time (http://mphp.usfca.edu/aslshakespeare/shakespeare/shakespeare_why.php?bandwidth=low). In the Chronicles of England, shakespear's writings were taught to the students. It says,"Then show students the Holinshed passage that Shakespeare used as his source for this moment. Have students keep track of all the different labels assigned to the weird sisters, and, if resources allow, have them research in the Oxford English Dictionary the histories of each of these labels" (http://www.folger.edu/eduPrimSrcDtl.cfm?psid=139).
Shakespear's enfluence on writing is still felt to this day.

Source:

"ASL Shakespeare Project." USF Redirect. Web. 11 May 2010. http://mphp.usfca.edu/aslshakespeare/shakespeare/shakespeare_why.php?bandwidth=low.

"Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, (Holinshed's Chronicles)." -Folger Shakespeare Library. Web. 13 May 2010. http://www.folger.edu/eduPrimSrcDtl.cfm?psid=139.

Picture Source:

"File:Shakespeare Flower.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 11 May 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shakespeare_Flower.jpg.