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Approachability

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ap·proach·a·ble  (-prch-bl)
adj.
1. Possible to approach; accessible: a retreat in the mountains approachable in winter only by helicopter.
2. Easy to talk to or deal with; friendly.
ap·proacha·bili·ty n.
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Noun1.Approachabilityapproachability - the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
accessibility
friendliness - a friendly disposition
unapproachability - a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible
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Coville states a number of times that part of his mission in his adaptations is to bring Shakespeare down from his pedestal and show young readers how accessible he is, but ironically the very existence of what he calls his "line" argues against approachability and relevance: if the plays need adaptation, then they must necessarily be unapproachable and irrelevant in the original, and thus is his purpose overthrown.
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