One thing that never ceases to amaze me is that there are so many succesful modern retellings of his plays. Something about the stories are just timeless.<p>Watch the originals, by all means, but the reimagined ones are not too shabby either:<p>Romeo + Juliet, modern day &quot;Verona Beach&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=4VBsi0VxiLg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=4VBsi0VxiLg</a><p>Much Ado About Nothing, set in modern days:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=WnmZc8uoEbo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=WnmZc8uoEbo</a><p>Hamlet, set in the 1800&#x27;s<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=-rd74Gniz-A" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=-rd74Gniz-A</a><p>Richard III, set in WW2:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=OXc0-EME0C8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=OXc0-EME0C8</a>