A Midsummer night's dream is one of the better ones to start with, it has the merit of being a bit funny in places.

Then there's Romeo and Juliet - just watch 'West Side Story' and you've got the gist of it.

As a teenager, I had 'The Merchant of Venice' forced upon me and it turned out to be not half bad - for an unromantic teenager who'd never been kissed (well, not by anything that wasn't related or had more than 2 legs) it was alright. Not much comic interest but some interesting play on the cross dressing and not recognising. Actually got to see a performance of it but as Bassanio was played by a 19 yr old and Portia was old enough to be his mum, it lost a bit.

Good luck, at least you're willing to give it a go. Most people who own a 'Collected Works of Shakespeare' have it only to prop up the wobbly leg on the wardrobe.

LTS