The German fascination with Shakespeare began in the early 1700s when English repertoire companies crossed the Ärmelkanal to perform the Bard's plays all across Germany and Europe. Ever since then the "Swan of Avon" has become an important part of German culture, entering the language ("Ende gut, alles gut") to the point that one could almost believe that Shakespeare was German. If you think I'm making viel Lärm um nichts ("much ado about nothing"), you should read more about this topic, and discover among other things that the German Shakespeare Society is the world's oldest such association. Then you can take our Shakespeare Quiz on the German titles of the Bard's plays.

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