UK University Adds 220 Trigger Warnings to Shakespeare Plays
Zoe Hussain, New York Post, February 7, 2025
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A UK university has bizarrely issued more than 200 trigger warnings on classic works by William Shakespeare — even flagging harmless things such as storms, extreme weather and “popping of balloons.”
The University of the West of England issued the warnings after a series of complaints from sensitive drama students, according to the Sun — cautioning over the Bard’s most famous works, including “Macbeth,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “the Tempest.”
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“Macbeth” has content warnings for blood as well as “murder, suicide, violence, knives, and family trauma,” while the timeless love story “Romeo and Juliet” is flagged for references to “suicide, distress, and mourning.”
Students are warned that “the Winter’s Tale” has “accusations of adultery” and “references to wild animal attack.”
Most bizarrely, “the Tempest” was flagged for “extreme weather” and “storms” — and for a stage adaption including “the popping of balloons,” the report noted.
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