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69. Ugh. Our Town. In the top ten of the most boring plays ever written.

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 03:16 PM

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As for "The Crucible" - it is good play, although Arthur Miller did play fast and loose with the history in order to tell his story.

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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 21 hrs ago #60

This message was self-deleted by its author NNadir 20 hrs ago #61

Then you are rather an idiot, good sir, Jilly_in_VA 4 hrs ago #79

The trolliest trolls are the trolls A-Schwarzenegger 3 hrs ago #91

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 Yesterday #41

The fact they may not understand it is the reason we have schools... appmanga 4 hrs ago #88

Thank you! Jilly_in_VA 4 hrs ago #81

Agree with you MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #95

Exactly! Throw some deeply damaged, disturbed individuals together to see how, and how much, they can damage each other. eppur_se_muova 56 min ago #97

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

All the titles from 6, except the angry men were studied between jr high and high school questionseverything 5 hrs ago #78

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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #40

Is the grammar of this sentence correct? GreatGazoo Yesterday #44

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

Music is subjective. Grammar isn't. GreatGazoo Yesterday #47

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

"greatest writer" implies that the grammar is as good as it gets GreatGazoo 13 hrs ago #64

It implies no such thing. Please cite scholars who claim this. Coventina 10 hrs ago #65

If you insist GreatGazoo 5 hrs ago #72

Both of those links are not actual support of your argument. Coventina 4 hrs ago #85

Can you not see or feel A-Schwarzenegger Yesterday #48

Yes - I love that line GreatGazoo Yesterday #50

Those arent errors. A-Schwarzenegger Yesterday #51

We can't know what the author intended because they were deceased when The Tempest GreatGazoo 14 hrs ago #63

Curious, snot 7 hrs ago #70

"On" for "of" GreatGazoo 5 hrs ago #73

Literature is not required to follow the rules of grammar FSogol 4 hrs ago #80

You A-Schwarzenegger 1 hr ago #94

Or, MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #96

I fear we are not taking earnestly enough A-Schwarzenegger 19 min ago #98

... Xavier Breath Yesterday #43

Can anyone make sense of this? GreatGazoo Yesterday #46

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

Bach is perfect GreatGazoo Yesterday #56

Omigawd YES! snot 6 hrs ago #71

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

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

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

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

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

Most of them were, except for one Jilly_in_VA 4 hrs ago #86

I had a hard time getting into A Tale of Two Cities and haven't revisited it as I have other 19th century novels. Ilikepurple 3 hrs ago #92

I'm right with you there with the Russian literature JoseBalow 2 hrs ago #93

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

Yeah, let's do away with beauty. It's trivial. Video games on cellphones are far more relevant to modern life. NNadir 20 hrs ago #62

Sounds serious Torchlight 9 hrs ago #66

Now do "Beowulf." Iggo 9 hrs ago #67

Totally disagree, and snot 8 hrs ago #68

You make your case well GreatGazoo 5 hrs ago #74

Ugh. Our Town. In the top ten of the most boring plays ever written. mwmisses4289 7 hrs ago #69

Thank you, I DETEST "Our Town" Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago #89

I couldn't tell if this was supposed to be satirical or not. Aristus 5 hrs ago #75

There is a reason why Shakespeare's plays have endured Zorro 5 hrs ago #76

My high school sure did Jilly_in_VA 4 hrs ago #84

You must have attended a very progressive high school Zorro 4 hrs ago #87

I rather think not Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago #90

"4. The subject matter is elitist and no longer relevant. " DBoon 5 hrs ago #77

Totally disagree ABC123Easy 4 hrs ago #82

I view teaching Shakespeare the same way I view teaching poetry. walkingman 4 hrs ago #83