Hilary Mantel is wrong about Shakespeare " young people love it | Adrian Chiles
Mantel doesn't think the bard belongs in modern exams. My old teacher Mrs Byford begs to differ I was asked to go on breakfast television this week to talk about Shakespeare. Hilary Mantel had been quoted in the Mail on Sunday as saying his plays are "deeply unsuitable as an exam subject for pupils". Her argument, as I understand it, is that there are no right and wrong answers in Shakespeare, so you can't really set…