> My generation grew up watching Romeo + Juliet and 10 Things I Hate About You, rather than pouring over the original Shakespearean plays.
Umm, im pretty sure im the same generation and we were required to pour over those in school.
If you mean the average person isn't reading Shakespeare for fun, i think you would have to go back many many generations. For that matter, he was probably never "read" for fun by the average person (his plays were of course watched by the average person once upon a time)
And if Roald Dahl was ever assigned in schools in sure they'd read the original, much as I'm sure they wouldn't assign it unless you're taking like, children's media studies in uni, because it's a fun children's book meant to be read for fun. It's fine that they're changing them slightly to make them less hairy for a new audience idk.
Umm, im pretty sure im the same generation and we were required to pour over those in school.
If you mean the average person isn't reading Shakespeare for fun, i think you would have to go back many many generations. For that matter, he was probably never "read" for fun by the average person (his plays were of course watched by the average person once upon a time)