In the Original & Modern English Read Shakespeare Plays in a way that makes sense! Each play has a page in the Original Old Shakespearean English matched on the facing page with a Modern English translation. So you can read the play and understand it too! For many years, literature teachers have relied on the Shakespeare Parallel Text editions with the presentation of the original language and a line-by-line contemporary translation on facing pages to engage students on all reading levels. The NEW revised editions have features that make the texts even more student and teacher friendly.