From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fca456da8e6ec463 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-07 21:18:38 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!newsfeed.cwix.com!sjc-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Buz Cory Message-ID: <20010208.5150800@buzco.penguinpowered.com> Subject: Re: Latin, Shakespeare, and other irrelevant topics References: <94p9fl$a1g$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <94qbb4$bs1$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <94rkj1$d4r$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <87k87i2ha7.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> <94vnup$kia$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Newsreader: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; StarOffice/5.1; Linux) Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 05:15:08 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.198.184.214 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 981609310 207.198.184.214 (Thu, 08 Feb 2001 05:15:10 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Verio Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:4965 Date: 2001-02-08T05:15:08+00:00 List-Id: On 1/27/01, 7:08:58 PM, Robert Dewar wrote=20 regarding Re: Latin, Shakespeare, and other irrelevant topics: > In article > , > Brian Rogoff wrote: > > like being forced to read Shakespeare. > It's a shame to see an attitude like this. Anyone not able to > appreciate Shakespeare is missing something pretty important > in life Certainly, but forcing children to read Shakespeare without ever=20 seeing a performance nor adequate instruction in reading and=20 understanding stage directions can be pure torture. Children should be exposed to performances of such things as=20 "Midsummer Night's Dream". Things like "Taming of the Shrew" and=20 "Romeo and Juliet", much less "Hamlet" should not be read or watched=20 until the late teens or later. We were forced to read Shakespeare when=20 I was about 12! And with no prior experience reading plays. > (the technical junk we all spend so much time with > is not an adequate substitute :-) Agreed, but forcing children to read Shakespeare early makes it less=20 likely, not more, that that person will ever learn to read him with=20 understanding and enjoyment. =3D=3D Buz :)