Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Where are all the young people who...?

...love Shakespeare? Or, for that matter, any of the Classics?

When I talk about 'young people' I mean between the ages of 18-25ish, I suppose. As far as I can see there seem to be hardly any. Aside from two possibly three of my friends I know no one around my age who likes Shakespeare and the rest of the Classics. Having said that, of those friends I mentioned only one 'sort of' likes Shakespeare. Okay, so I know a lot of people think that they're pretty difficult to get a grasp of, and boring, and long etc. etc. but even at uni where I'm studying English Literature, I have not yet come across anyone who really likes Shakespeare and/or the Classics.

So, if you're someone who does like watching/reading both/either, leave a comment with who your favourite is.

1 comment:

robin hood said...

They're all glued to MyFace screens.

I often ask a slightly different question:

Where are all the young people who object to this bloody war? Who want to create original great art & music?

I could go on... (and on....)