Read the claim and reason. claim: our school should start a shakespearean student society. reason: students are introduced to shakespeare’s writing once they enter high school. what evidence best supports the student’s reason? william shakespeare’s plays were performed to enthusiastic audiences in sixteenth-century england. our school offers a variety of clubs, ranging from foreign language to chess. three shakespearean plays are studied in ninth grade, including the tragedy romeo and juliet. student clubs meet after school monday through thursday, and over seventy-five percent of the student body participates.