Why Shakespeare Matters: Steve Alschuler in the Post-Gazette
By Steve Alschuler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When I was in college, still struggling to find a direction in life, a frustrated professor gave the best answer I have ever heard to the question asked by students for generations: “Why do I have to study Shakespeare?”
“Shakespeare won’t get you a job,” she said, “but when you’re working in McDonald’s, flipping burgers and covered in grease, at least you’ll have something interesting to think about.”
Knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Wow. What a concept.
