Well - to be honest - Shakespeare was more of a Bard, meaning his wriiting was more of a drama type thing, made for difficult reading IMO - Whereas Longfellow and his compatriots are more of Poet, where the flow of the verse is made for the read, but sings well when recited as well

--- Don't tell anyone I said that though LOL - Don't want the whole of literary snob after me... But yeah - Shakespeare was never quite my thing...
Jacquii.