Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: classic but boring

While this collection may be a classic it has not withstood time's test. Unlike the author, these performances are hopelessly dated. I purchased the set for my British Lit. class; however my students would bolt for the door within minutes. I hoped the plays would be like those operas they filmed on stage in the late 50's and 60's. Unfortunately they are not. Also, the dialogue is, surprisingly, difficult to understand. I just attended a performance of Richard III at Shakespeare in Chicago. Every line bright and clear. Two of our guests who are not fans of Elizabethan English had no difficulty understanding. Not so with this DVD. All in all, a HUGE mistake purchasing the set.As an aside, it's about time that Amazon came up with a system of identifying whether or not the reviewer has actually purchased the item being reviewed. Thank you Amazon.