Who Do You Think Is Harder to Read: Milton or Shakespeare?

[WICKES]

I found Milton harder than both Shakespeare and Chaucer, which surprised me. I assumed Chaucer would be the most difficult.

[hannah_arendt]

I found Milton harder than both Shakespeare and Chaucer, which surprised me. I assumed Chaucer would be the most difficult.

It was veery difficult for me to read Chaucer. I thouth that Shakespeare would be worse but it wasn`t.

[astrum]

I found Milton harder than both Shakespeare and Chaucer, which surprised me. I assumed Chaucer would be the most difficult.

Which of Milton's works did you read?

[My2cents]

Milton is hard to grasp in terms his many allusions and Shakespeare in terms of the many idioms he uses particular to his time period. Otherwise, they're not particularly hard to read.