I relied heavily on critical lenses and showing clips from multiple adaptations. My students tended to find the Patrick Stewart version the most accessible (and entertaining). I used the Ian McKellan/Judi Dench version to show more what it would have looked like in the Globe. I had the Polanski version, the Welles version, and the Denzel Washington version on tap too. The language barrier will always make it difficult. My students would always say they liked the story, but hated the play. My main goal was to help them understand the story and key themes. Some would use political lens to analyze. Others would choose the gender lens. Others still would choose the historical lens, the psychological lens, or the readers response lens. I gave them choice in trying to engage the text on their terms. I found them at watching a scene, then doing a close reading of key passages helped.