Hello, I am from Stratford Upon Avon and was well drilled in Shakespeare in my school years as you can imagine. We had to study 4 plays a year every year – I was glad when it was over. I waited on Shakespeare until my daughters were in High School. I did read some of the Lamb version to them when they were younger, but the main plays we did as a family when they were older. We are studying Julius Caesar at the moment, we read it aloud and play the parts with dad included. Personally I like Shakespeare, I love the language and for us as a family we find it opens wonderful discussions on time, place and on moral issues. I do not feel it has hurt the girls at all, and they enjoy the plays immensely. We have also watched the plays at the theatre and on DVD with the Royal Shakespeare actors playing the roles. I do not watch the newer Hollywood versions as they have taken huge liberties with the plays. Anyway, I would wait and perhaps while you are waiting read one or two yourself if you hav’nt already, if you then think they are totally unsuitable, that is a of course a perfectly valid decision – we all have different ideas. Having been immersed in Shakespeare in my own teens in Stratford, I could not find any reason to ignore him with my own daughters. It did no harm to me or my morals. I will add though that I do not shy away from a lot of things – I always wait for an appropriate age and then if I think a book or piece of art is worthwhile, then we will study it together and have amazing discussions. Not everyone is comfortable with that I understand, and that is why homeschooling is so great, we can choose what we want our children to be exposed to. I personally want them well prepared for the perils this world will have in store for them, and I prefer to be the one to explain it to them, rather than them innocently walk into an unpleasant situation. Hope this helps a bit. Good luck.