Submitted by Robert E. Belknap (not verified) on December 14, 2007 - 7:42am.
Will they also be removing, say, Hamlet and Macbeth over their erotic content, or Herman Melville's Moby Dick for its homosexual undertones? I am really curious about this, especially regarding the Shakespeare plays. Much of the language of Shakespeare appealed to its audiences because of -- not in spite of -- its clever puns and references to sex and human anatomy. I hope these prissy school boards read Hamlet and Macbeth carefully (I am happy to cite act and scene for you) and decide whether they are willing to ban the Bard too. Alvarez shares this element with the greatest writer in English literary history, though perhaps she is only more blunt and honest. If this school district has a zero-tolerance policy, they ought to chuck Shakespeare -- and become the laughing stock of the nation.
Banning Books
Will they also be removing, say, Hamlet and Macbeth over their erotic content, or Herman Melville's Moby Dick for its homosexual undertones? I am really curious about this, especially regarding the Shakespeare plays. Much of the language of Shakespeare appealed to its audiences because of -- not in spite of -- its clever puns and references to sex and human anatomy. I hope these prissy school boards read Hamlet and Macbeth carefully (I am happy to cite act and scene for you) and decide whether they are willing to ban the Bard too. Alvarez shares this element with the greatest writer in English literary history, though perhaps she is only more blunt and honest. If this school district has a zero-tolerance policy, they ought to chuck Shakespeare -- and become the laughing stock of the nation.