A reunion with boredom.

Simic, C. (2011, August 11). A reunion with boredom. Retrieved from http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/aug/31/hurricane-irene-reunion-with-boredom/

“I imagine Romeo and Juliet would send text messages to each other today as they strolled around Verona, though I find it hard to picture Hamlet advising Ophelia to betake herself to a nunnery.”

  Charles Simic’s essay, “A Reunion with Boredom,” is a very well written and interesting essay. I chose to talk about the quote you will see above because it is a humorous thought. Can you imagine Romeo texting Juliet? Times have changed drastically. Today boredom is rare with TV’s, I-Pad’s, smart phones, x-box, etc. Reading books is a lot less common because there are so many other options, and more efficient ways to get information. 

  Simic in relation to this quote talks about how things were back in time. Social media and electronics weren’t around giving people a lot more time with their own thoughts. When bored they took to reading or being busy outside. Romeo would have to go search for Juliet and communicate with her in person. Everyone wasn’t always just a quick text message away.