University puts trigger warnings on 200 works of Shakespeare including 'extreme weather' and 'drunkenness'

A assemblage has added much than 200 trigger warnings connected William Shakespeare's works, including for “mourning” and the “popping of balloons”.

The University of West England (UWE) has warned students of “blood” and ‘psychological trauma” successful Macbeth, arsenic good arsenic “magic” and “extreme weather” successful The Tempest.

A full of 220 warnings person been issued crossed respective of the Bard’s astir iconic works, including adaptations from renowned theatres, arsenic good arsenic versions produced by the BBC and ITV, The Sun reported.

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s renowned "Scottish play" astir a nobleman who murders the king to prehend the throne, was issued trigger warnings for “violence,” “knives,” and adjacent “family trauma.”

The Winter’s Tale was said to incorporate “accusations of adultery” and “references to chaotic carnal attack” — alluding to the celebrated country wherever Antigonus is attacked and killed by a bear.

Romeo and Juliet, the tragic communicative of 2 star-crossed lovers who instrumentality their ain lives, was said to incorporate references to “suicide”, “distress” and “mourning”.

The Tempest, featuring shipwrecked nobles, came with warnings for “storms,” “extreme weather,” “drunkenness,” and “witchcraft.”

One signifier adaptation of the play was adjacent highlighted for the “popping of balloons”.

In effect to the trigger warnings, Free Speech Union person Toby Young raged: “If I was a University of the West of England play student, I’d beryllium furious astir being treated similar specified a snowflake.”

A spokesperson from Bristol-based UWE said: “Content warnings were antecedently requested by students with sensory processing issues and experiences of trauma.”