Which would you save, a random stranger, or the only copy of the complete works of William Shakespeare?

In the beginning of "Bullets Over Broadway" (a play), this question is asked: If there were a fire in a building, and you had only the time to go in and save one of the following, which would you save:
A random stranger, or the last remaining copy of Shakespeare's plays (and other works)?

Votes	Answer
11	The Plays.
39	A random stranger.
1	Neither.
5	I don't know for sure.
1	I have something else to say about burning buildings, Shakespeare, and random strangers.

User	Comment
Gamera	posted 22-Dec-2001 1:25am the person- no question
cody	posted 22-Dec-2001 2:05am Personally, I'd gain more from saving the stranger... on the other hand... if I could somehow do it anonymously... I'd save the plays.
confetti	posted 22-Dec-2001 3:22am I loathe Shakespeare. The stranger. I loathe plays and Broadway and bullets too. The book isn't going too well right now, either..
heyzeus1	posted 22-Dec-2001 9:40am A stranger, duh.
juliw	posted 22-Dec-2001 11:09am duh the person, of course!
Biggles	posted 22-Dec-2001 12:11pm The randow stranger. The works of Shakespeare are worthless without people to read them. Besides, between the entire world population, I'm sure we could remember enough Shakespeare to put together a new copy.
Cleo	posted 23-Dec-2001 12:09am The human of course.
Oscar	posted 23-Dec-2001 12:38am Definitely the stranger.
spidertea	posted 23-Dec-2001 12:45am Random stranger.
happyme	posted 23-Dec-2001 12:11pm The stranger. Human life is more valuable than any written work, no matter how valuable that is.(And I do believe that Shakespeare's works are valuable-I love them all!)
mandy	posted 23-Dec-2001 4:58pm The stranger. My legions of monkeeeeees and their typewriters could reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...no problemo!
Jemmy	posted 23-Dec-2001 7:31pm A random starnger.
lerojist	posted 24-Dec-2001 1:58am The stranger
lerojist	posted 24-Dec-2001 1:59am By saying the stranger, does not mean I don't appreciate Shakespeare's work, because I do.
icurok	posted 24-Dec-2001 8:39am The stranger. If there was only one copy of Shakespeare left in the whole world, it wouldn't be very appreciated if I saved it anyway.
Wicksy	posted 24-Dec-2001 9:10am Stranger Great question
jettles	posted 24-Dec-2001 10:06am random stranger
Biggles	(reply to mandy) posted 24-Dec-2001 11:39am lol
davethebrave371	posted 25-Dec-2001 6:17pm A random stranger, of course! Human life is more important!
Wookiewoman	posted 26-Dec-2001 6:14pm A random stranger...a person's life is much more important than words written on a piece of paper.
Wendy	posted 27-Dec-2001 4:21am That's a person we're talking about! Unless of course the random stranger just shot me in the arm...
Dino	posted 27-Dec-2001 7:24am screw the literature. Save the life. I can't believe there are people who would contemplate this.
natsim	posted 2-Jan-2002 11:54pm I think it's pretty unlikely that there'd be only one remaining copy of Shakespeare's plays. In any case, a human life is more important. Regardless of the human.
Biggles	posted 3-Jan-2002 7:21am one may smile, and smile and be a villain Sorry, that's just what's in my head right now. I really shouln't read Hamlet late at night.........Even if it is the most wonderful play ever
anonymous	posted 3-Jan-2002 4:33pm fudge the stranger. i want the book. grins

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