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highplainsdem

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17. Love Shakespeare. Always have, since first reading his plays in 6th grade. Years ago, two

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:23 PM

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university librarians I knew asked me if I'd like to look at the university's copy of the First Folio. They had me sit in a chair and put the book on my lap. I was almost too much in awe of it to turn the pages. To me, that book was as important as any book ever printed.

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5 Reasons Why Shakespeare Should Not Be Required in Schools [View all] GreatGazoo Wednesday OP

Shakespeare's themes are timeless. Unless this is an April Fool's prank, I find it ridiculous. hlthe2b Wednesday #1

I'm sincere GreatGazoo Wednesday #4

What total BS. Just like all but claiming the UK has no tanks but only royal horses hlthe2b Wednesday #7

I have said nice things too about the UK GreatGazoo Wednesday #21

Then you haven't read my post(s) hlthe2b Wednesday #22

Um GreatGazoo Yesterday #37

Once again, you have NOT read (or at least comprehended) my posts that do counter you. hlthe2b Yesterday #39

Nonsense. Reasons why Shakespeare SHOULD continue to be taught in schools. wnylib Wednesday #18

Thanks for your well reasoned response GreatGazoo Wednesday #23

I was not saying that Shakespeare's plays are wnylib Wednesday #27

I find that era fascinating GreatGazoo Wednesday #32

That "tomorrow" quote from Macbeth is one that I've memorized. wnylib Wednesday #35

My car broke down near Mechanicsville (appropriate name) CA GreatGazoo Yesterday #38

Popular quote. wnylib 8 hrs ago #60

This message was self-deleted by its author NNadir 8 hrs ago #61

Remind us of anyone in the here and now? Mme. Defarge Wednesday #9

Guillotine! Guillotine! MyOwnPeace Wednesday #31

So many shrouds Mme. Defarge Wednesday #33

I was one of the 2 kids..... MyOwnPeace Wednesday #34

Semi agreeable. It would close off connections with cachukis Wednesday #2

We'll, as the old joke goes... perfessor Wednesday #3

Or Cunk's line: GreatGazoo Wednesday #8

Yeah! "To bee or not to bee" was first said by an apiarist! Wonder Why Wednesday #11

I note your earlier post is asserting UK has 501 royal horses & only 334 tanks. (eyeroll) hlthe2b Wednesday #5

Nix on "Streetcar". Never understood why that piece of crap is considered art. eppur_se_muova Wednesday #6

I finally saw 'Glass Menagerie' last year GreatGazoo Wednesday #12

Tennesse Williams' voice was eloquent and urgent. CTyankee 22 hrs ago #41

When I was in seventh grade, I read through all of the Shakespeare comedies. I loved them. Walleye Wednesday #10

How did you feel about having to sit through them GreatGazoo Wednesday #13

I saw a magnificent stage performance of Macbeth wnylib Wednesday #20

Not A Fan ProfessorGAC Wednesday #14

There is one for today "King Leer"[sic] Wonder Why Wednesday #15

You're not considering the historical significance... Rizen Wednesday #16

Didn't mention it but yes Shakespeare is printed at roughly the same time GreatGazoo Wednesday #25

I love the King James Version of the Bible. My father's Masonic Bible is a treasure I handed down to my son. CTyankee 22 hrs ago #42

Love Shakespeare. Always have, since first reading his plays in 6th grade. Years ago, two highplainsdem Wednesday #17

You forgot the sarcasm tag. malthaussen Wednesday #19

I listed five plays from the 20th century GreatGazoo Wednesday #28

You must be fun at Shakespeare parties. A-Schwarzenegger Wednesday #24

Get me to a nunnery! GreatGazoo Wednesday #30

Did Timothy Chalamet post this? Sneederbunk Wednesday #26

Ohhh. GreatGazoo Wednesday #29

When I still lived in Louisville, Bayard Wednesday #36

Anti-intellectualism at its finest. Coventina 22 hrs ago #40

Is the grammar of this sentence correct? GreatGazoo 19 hrs ago #44

By that logic, we shouldn't study art or music of the past either. Coventina 19 hrs ago #45

Music is subjective. Grammar isn't. GreatGazoo 19 hrs ago #47

Shakespeare has never been taught as "proper grammar." That notion is silly. Coventina 18 hrs ago #49

"greatest writer" implies that the grammar is as good as it gets GreatGazoo 1 hr ago #64

Can you not see or feel A-Schwarzenegger 19 hrs ago #48

Yes - I love that line GreatGazoo 18 hrs ago #50

Those arent errors. A-Schwarzenegger 18 hrs ago #51

We can't know what the author intended because they were deceased when The Tempest GreatGazoo 1 hr ago #63

... Xavier Breath 21 hrs ago #43

Can anyone make sense of this? GreatGazoo 19 hrs ago #46

This is bullshit. Maybe modern high school students could handle it just fine Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #52

Bach is perfect GreatGazoo 17 hrs ago #56

I've always loved Shakespeare. I took Shakespeare in my college English Dept. and acted in Twelfth Night... wcmagumba 18 hrs ago #53

I will take Shakespeare any day over some of the other dreck we read in high school. 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #54

I had a personal hatred for Shirley Jackson and Flannery O'Connor Coventina 17 hrs ago #55

I found many of the 19th century English novels in secondary school canon boring Ilikepurple 17 hrs ago #57

One big problem with writing at that time is that writers were paid by length. Coventina 17 hrs ago #58

None of the plays you listed in number one would be here were it not for Shakespeare. OldBaldy1701E 16 hrs ago #59

Yeah, let's do away with beauty. It's trivial. Video games on cellphones are far more relevant to modern life. NNadir 7 hrs ago #62