In the UK there is a brilliant series of Shakespeare 'comics' which is a great introduction. Alongside the old english there comes a modern day English translation. they cost about �7 each
Here is the link:
www.shakespearecomics.comI'm sure they'll mail to the US.
You can also get a set of DVDs called 'Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" which are a brilliant introduction, keeping all the language and main speeches.. I've seen them on amazon.com for $70, which is a lot. It costs about �17 over here (around $35). Now that doesn't happen very often.
