Most undergraduates are required to take at least one course that requires the study of complex literary works such as Shakespeare and Beowulf. Many of these students have neither the desire nor the time to study these works to the extent necessary to understand them on their own, which creates a conundrum for both instructors and students. Without an effective method of teaching these literary works, undergraduate students, especially those who must study British literature for their composition or humanities requirements, run the risk of low retention rates, which reflects poorly on any college or university. The solution that many colleges and universities have relied on recently has been to simply teach these complex literary works in translation. However, teaching complex literature solely in translation, without exposing students to the original language in which the work was published, does a disservice to students. Translation: the best