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The quote argues that students should encounter Shakespeare as a performance before studying it in a classroom. It suggests that seeing the work acted out can make it more immediate and engaging. The emphasis is on first-hand experience rather than early formal instruction.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Helen Mirren
English actor
Dame Helen Mirren is an English actor. Regarded among Britain’s leading actors, she has built a career marked by major honours across film, television, and stage. Her awards include an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, two Cannes Film Festival Awards, a Volpi Cup, and a Laurence Olivier Award. She is the only person to have achieved both the US and UK Triple Crowns of Acting. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II made her a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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