Shakespeare and Apathy Don't Mesh

Sadly, the Library asked for its book back.  But that doesn't mean I'm done with Twelfth Night.  Far from it!  I intend to finish it soon and enjoy every last bit of it.  This means you have good posts to look forward to. :)
In the meantime an old notebook was discovered on my shelf in which I found a page titled Shakespeare and Apathy Don't Mesh.  The reasons are clearly stated as follows:

1.  If you are apathetic it is likely that you will more readily accept or reject something.  Why?  Well, first a few points on apathy in general.

• Apathy is when you do not care or have feelings about a subject, object, or situation.
• Apathy can be the result of laziness.  When you do not put out the effort to care for something you will not care what happens to it.  This can apply to a lot of different things.
• An example of apathy is the growing issue with violence in the media, especially movies and television.  As children and adults watch more violence it gets less harsh and disturbing to them that people are getting hurt or intentionally harming other people.  This is growing an apathy to violence.

When someone is apathetic they will not care what happens so their choice will be fast and simple:  yes or no,  accept or reject.  It all depends on their initial impressions.

2.   You will be apathetic if you do not know much about something.  With the explanation above this is simple to understand.  When a person is lazy and does not learn about Shakespeare they cannot appreciate what it does for them and thus the apathy.
An example of how knowledge assists in erasing apathy:  when you have a neighbor that you do not associate with you cannot be sad when they go into the hospital because you do not have a relationship with this person.  But if you have known this person, visited them, and understand what pain they could be going through and what sacrifices their family might have to make when they are in the hospital then you are not apathetic.  Indeed you are the opposite:  empathetic, caring and understanding to their plight and imagining to yourself how they would feel, which generates a caring attitude towards them.

3.  Readily accepting something does not let you analyze or think critically about it.  In fact, apathy causes you to miss most of the deep and meaningful things in Shakespeare because of the lack of interest that does not allow for a deeper examination.  Study comes in when curiosity is sparked and someone wants to learn more.  And the more you understand about Shakespeare, the more you can learn from it and apply the meanings to yourself.  This is why apathy stops progression and prevents true appreciation for Shakespeare and his writing.

If a person does not care about Shakespeare they will either accept or reject it without further knowledge and therefore will not be able to understand the true meaning that Shakespeare himself wanted people to see.  So, you see, apathy and Shakespeare do not go well together at all.