It is one of the theatre's greatest works, Romeo and Juliet, a 500 year old story telling the of a doomed romance between two lovers. Now the Politically Correct watchdogs have got their hands on it. The feuding between the Capulet and Montague families leads to three fatal stabbings and ultimately to Juliet committing suicide with Romeo's dagger. This is thought to glamorise knife crime.
One theatre critic has responded in the press by saying,
"It is one part of a 500 year old love story, it is a wonderful story about the dangers of love but it is a tremendous reaction to think it could fuel violence. Shakespeare is pretty violent anyway and has always been used to teach in schools"
I wonder what is next on the PC agenda?
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