i did a literature pub quiz to see if my degree was worth the money

[@jack_edwards]

this guy seems weirdly familiar?

[@marlenazmudzinska2153]

Yeah, i also think so

[@codenameverity]

niice

[@gloriamolina4299]

Do you know him? 🤔

[@katieee6898]

i thought that too

[@Mimi-sb4bc]

I thought that hmmm

[@pavlinamestakova4729]

You are the one person that actually crushed the meme: "Oh, so you've studied Shakespeare. Name all the plays he wrote." 😂

[@esthxr_v6858]

YES

[@SheliakDragon]

And then he did most of them IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

[@HBoyle]

Name them. Easy. But he did them folio order and I have to just gracefully bow down

[@Blackonyeko]

I expected it to be one of those videos 🤣

[@NR-jr4sf]

He definitely looked them all up before though

[@lisaschmoutziguer8875]

"Oh I don't have to do it in chronological order" - proceeds to continue doing it in chronological order

[@CrochetWithLuv]

You naming all Shakespeare’s plays was wildly impressive!!!!!

[@jack_in_the_books]

i don't know what part of my brain that came from honestly

[@jahanas22]

Even more so in order. I’ve done these type before and knew it didn’t have to be in order.

[@nadineebada6557]

I know right!!!

[@Sagealeena]

Can’t believe Merchant of Venice was the last one he got! It was the first one I ever studied, and I’ve always loved it because I got to play Portia

[@charis8132]

@@jack_in_the_books I’m confused at how you remembered how they were all spelled 😂

[@filmsbysonam2323]

excuse me WHAT - he just casually named ALL of the Shakespeare plays - WHAT AN ABSOLUTE ICON.

[@ericaabawe8038]

I doubt he has read them all though. And he had time to prepare this before filming. No reason to be impressed.

[@tarynrebe]

@@ericaabawe8038 or maybe he has read them all and can actually remember them ... idk just a thought 🤯

[@ericaabawe8038]

@@tarynrebe I very much doubt it. I think you are giving him credit for being much better read than he actually is.

[@Sara-kq8qb]

@@ericaabawe8038 Why are you assuming so much about him. I studied English Literature in Uni and did a whole semster on Shakespeare (just like him) and I have read almost all plays (probably finish all of them this year) and i could name about 93% of them.. It’s not impossible

[@ericaabawe8038]

@@Sara-kq8qb My assumptions about him not being well read are based on evidence. He hasn't heard of James Kelman, he hasn't heard of Anita Brookner - these are hardly obscure writers.

[@kikibakalarou7686]

"Look at Homer there like Beyonce" he said while in the middle of a crisis😂 oh, I've never laughed this much

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

LOL, when your worlds collide 😂😂 I will never look at or study Homer's works the same again 😂 #HomerBeyoncé

[@SheliakDragon]

I'm weirdly annoyed that he failed the quiz because he was busy making this comment

[@kate___lynch]

Me either 😂😂😂

[@M1ntt806]

"The now's not the time" bit legit killed me and I'm questioning my sexuality rn xD

[@laura_0_9]

Jack has surpassed himself, again... He has just created a channel to remind us that he has a Literature degree 😝😝

[@Bethany959]

😂😂

[@andresbecerra1183]

Literally lol. And I’m loving every second of it. 🤩

[@laura_0_9]

@@andresbecerra1183 totally 😆

[@jasdeepkaur452]

Lol 😆

[@Tina-dg3tq]

Lmaoo

[@BellaWykes]

Referring his degree as a 'long term investment for pub quizzes' is jokes hahah

[@nicole73551]

Yes. When he said that about his degree it reminded me of Machado De Assis. In Epitaph of a Small Winner the character says something like "University wasn't a complete waste of time. I got 3 lines from Virgil and 2 lines from Horace which I can remember for the rest of my life".

[@lukecurran3172]

This is so wholesome because he is not vain or cockey he genuinely impressed with his results :)

[@nat2057]

He comes across as a really cool dude and like someone who would make a genuinely good friend lmao

[@emigrace]

I don’t think Homer and Beyoncé have ever been named in the same sentence before lmao

[@almags5813]

seeing you write all of shakespeare's plays in order from memory was somehow weirdly kind of a turnon??

[@gangplaysminecraft9039]

Wow this has a lot of likes

[@stacia72310]

I completely agree! I came into the comments to see if anyone else said it 😂

[@user-js2ii3we5x]

@@gangplaysminecraft9039 i'm glad i'm not the only one who thought that but it fucking was

[@almags5813]

@@gangplaysminecraft9039 right ??? I just realized hahahah wasn't expecting this

[@tanvikhare9710]

Sapiosexual they say it's called. Nice

[@daisybradshaw4137]

"Hopefully you can see whats on my screen right now?" Literally all of my uni lecturers this year lmao hahahha

[@anniechamber8995]

Aha that’s what I was thinking😂

[@Mello_Loves_Mujin]

It’s even more fun when you have to walk your ancient professor through how to work with all these programs.. It’s kinda annoying but I also feel so bad for all of them, they just got thrown into the deep end.. Honestly schools should give their teachers like an I.T.101 instead of just expecting them to figure everything out themselves at their age..

[@sofivzquez]

YOU JUST CASUALLY NAMED ALMOST ALL THE SHAKSPERE’S WORKS IN ORDER

[@IoaCat]

You naming all Shakespeare’s plays has got to be one of the sexiest things I have ever witnessed!

[@rapizer3427]

that is a very... unique choice of adjective

[@howlerfive]

@@rapizer3427 ikr 🤣

[@badlilrobot]

I agree Ioana.

[@eveisom7320]

Wtf ur weird

[@mari_golds-bleeding-ink]

Low key I agree

[@jemimabbello]

i’m so here for this corner of the internet

[@aliceroberts5249]

No one: Jack: tHeYrE hAviNg a GigGle

[@memoriesintechnicolour1360]

cracked me up xD

[@fiotravels6071]

Me having no clue about english literature and only ever read 3 Shakespeare plays Jack: we can compete, except you will win Me: yeah... Not sure about that mate

[@daniellewatt4030]

The way you did them in order, not realising you didn't have to, was a little stessful - not going to lie 🤣😭

[@coffeetimestudies1643]

he named 11 plays in order in 1 minute and proceeded to say “oh this is hard”... I-

[@Nicole-fi2wf]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Sounds like a taylor swift song

[@thisistinnytrying]

She used that reference in the song getaway car one rep, it was the best of times the worst of Crimes. I stroke a match and blew your mind

[@tgwtg9428]

i started singing it 😭

[@banigiron8532]

Lol I was about to comment this

[@elyscehastiehastie4504]

I thought of panic at the disco

[@MrDrProfessorSir962]

No. Taylor Swift sounds like The quote. Probably influenced her and she loves the quote

[@jessicaholanda15]

i just realized that taylor swift used these references: "it was the best of times, worst of crimes" in getaway car "all's well that ends well to end up with you" in lover and my head exploded

[@beeboodeeedo4753]

Yesssss hi fellow swiftieeee. I was looking for the same comment!!!

[@willow9129]

And "right down the rabbit hole" :)

[@ananyag5750]

Never forget Romeo and juliet

[@annaharris4144]

“tell me what are my Wordsworth” -the lakes

[@barkhaaaaa]

yessssss

[@nusaibameshquat4678]

*THIS CANNEL FEELS LIKE A SECRET CIRCLE*

[@j7055]

If I named all of Shakespeare’s plays in order I would literally be obsessed with myself,,,, like my hubris would know no bounds

[@aliceroberts5249]

‘chatty, fun, stupid, candid videos’, didn’t you already make those jack? so excited about this! congrats

[@hannahm5572]

I was SO impressed with the Shakespeare one!! And the fact that you managed to do most of them in order as well ... wtf. Genius shit. Worth the £27k

[@karina_kh]

I was feeling so much anxiety thinking that you weren't going to finish that first one in time..

[@bowenchanel]

omg same

[@user-js2ii3we5x]

rightt i kept thinking answer now, explain later

[@Swiftb00k5]

Only jack edwards can make Shakespeare interesting

[@kieranbrookes3487]

“I’ve been here since day one”

[@kieranbrookes3487]

Specifically since 49 minutes

[@calmcmullan3370]

As someone who loves your personality, and just you as a person, I wholeheartedly welcome this. Thank you, Jack.

[@jordanpearson9883]

literally yelling at the screen "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" XD

[@mariahc8558]

"i've been here since day one"- Jack Edwards 2021.

[@piggledinosaur]

“I feel like a gamer” petition for Jack to start a stardew valley series on this channel

[@collyflower6623]

Jack x Elliott is canon now

[@emiloberg2110]

Alice went: Right down the rabbit hole, long story short it was a bad time

[@jenicenewberry6789]

OMG I FOUND A SWIFTYYY YESSSHH

[@emiloberg2110]

@@jenicenewberry6789 omg i've been waiting for someone to recognise the lyrics!!!!

[@shhdwhdbd194]

TOOK AND WRONG TURN AND WE FELL DOWN A RABBIT HOLE

[@aname8228]

11:05 i ADORE measure for measure and it's so nice to hear other folks like it too!

[@emi165]

I love that I'm in Biology major, I should write my thesis about molecular biological analysis of viruses in a completely different language bc I'm Hungarian and I live there yet I binge-watch your videos about English literature. Procrastination at its finest

[@gomboc_30]

Hi from another Hungarian 3 years later lmao

[@mariajuliana5825]

I'm so in for more of Jack in the internet.

[@lornaearl2572]

Yelling "a tale of two cities" at the screen was an adventure 😂 Thank goodness you worked it out 😂

[@saferapocalypse17]

The "subscribe to be able to say you were here from day one" really got me

[@mariedrasnin2152]

Never thought I‘d be screaming “it’s merchant of venice!” at my screen but here we are...

[@kate___lynch]

Jeez, you naming all Shakespeare’s plays in chronological order was hella impressive.. I’m not even sure I could do that with marvel cinematic universe...

[@YeahThisIsLife]

me watching you name shakespeare plays i didn't know existed even though i too have a literature degree: 👁👄👁

[@ThatStickFromShadesmar]

i never clicked faster

[@alicespringss]

i know same !

[@Sohamsta]

hello first comment nice to meet you

[@ThatStickFromShadesmar]

@@Sohamsta testament to how nocturnal i am. i mean it came out around 4 am my time. HAHAHAH

[@ThatStickFromShadesmar]

@@Sohamsta and hello. nice to meet you too

[@Sohamsta]

@@ThatStickFromShadesmar oh wow your speed of arrival from instagram is gr8 😃

[@solrodriguez7909]

Jack saying ''that's aaaabsolutely fine'' is me everyday in real life lol

[@samanthaarredondo8237]

Love how he did the Shakespeare plays chronologically, found out he didn't have to, and then was able to do the next four in order anyway!

[@iclalcebi]

as if i didnt just the other day thought about how i don't have enough content of you IM LIVING

[@msbookworm1395]

Jack: lists all the plays written by Shakespear except for one Me, who had to memorize the entire "A pound of flesh" monologue for my English class in HS: * screams at the screen * YOU HAVEN'T WRITTEN MERCHANT OF VENICE YET! THAT HAS TO BE MERCHANT OF VENICE

[@rashmivats5990]

bro i need the part 2 of this video you promised.

[@charlottew1938]

I can’t believe you named all the Shakespeare plays! I literally handed in my Shakespeare coursework last week and I only got 31/38! 😅Also, this is probably a stupid question but what order were you naming them in- like the order in the first folio? Because it wasn’t date order and I was so confused 😆 loving this new channel already btw!

[@nk-hg1dm]

“Look at Homer out here like Beyoncé- now’s not the time.”

[@elliesand8934]

I am crying over the fact that Jack didn't know it was mount doom.... lotr is genuinely my favorite thing ever... most pretentious yet actually good books I've ever read...

[@nikkimarie7421]

I am so incredibly stunned that you were able to name all of the Shakespeare plays in date order, and in like 4 minutes. Wtf Jack 😂 a well earned literature degree that's for sure and I think I just fell in love.

[@ritafigueiredo456]

The channel i didn't know i needed until now. I'm so excited!

[@marlieshogeveen]

Woah in the first quiz I was like: I don’t know much about literature at all but coincidentally I happened to read or have knowledge about many of these particular questions HAHA. Like from all of the British literature i’ve read, this test had questions about exactly those books (like the first sentence in a Tale of Two Cities haha). Anyway, love the idea for a new channel Jack!! Hope it doesn’t give you much pressure to only deliver high quality content based on your level of quality (what you know you’re able to make I mean). Anyway, looking forward to new vids!💥📺🎉

[@jessread4297]

Was shouting at the screen for outlander and Lotr questions but hey I couldn’t name all of Shakespeare’s plays 😅

[@ramennoodlehead6678]

I mean this is the best way physically possible: you naming all of the Shakespeare plays correctly in order is incredibly sexy of you, I'm falling in love right now

[@MysticOceanDollies]

I was yelling "A Tale of two Cities" through my computer screen. Never even read it, but I thought that was common knowledge.

[@pilarvigliarolo5629]

I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THIS CHANNEL

[@richardk.4503]

Not me shouting Merchant of Venice at my screen. Kudos for knowing much of those plays in order.

[@aland7773]

I am obsessed with your videos... WHY DO YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN THINGS SO WELL!?

[@Brooklyngilberto]

Its the way that i love these kinds of videos, such a niche but its soo cool to see someone be knowlegable about things

[@hilary3219]

This was actually way more entertaining than I expected and I would love to see another video like this.

[@OpticPancakeZz]

JACK I AM PRACTICALLY BEGGING YOU TO DO A VIDEO ON PLAYS YOU HAVE ENJOYED!!! The theatre student in me is screaming for this

[@memoriesintechnicolour1360]

Jack's content has been the best thing about 2020-21, fite me

[@molly6085]

I love this, as a lit student this seems like a good view of what the future holds

[@courtneymarsh1997]

Looking forward to all things random!! Love the channel idea, can't wait for the puns😂

[@calhill3175]

'A long term investment into being good at pub quizzes.' I'm in stitches 😂😂

[@vanessadalpiaz6423]

Had a ton of fun playing these along with you! I was entirely unfamiliar with you prior to getting your mystery box video in my suggestions, you’ve just gained a new subscriber on both channels!

[@matteo5399]

loving this channel so far

[@MsMockingjay07]

Oh man, you just took me back like six years. My friends and I were obsessed with Sporcle quizzes in high school

[@Semp-yc4px]

I didn't know the last Shakespeare gap that needed filling and it's the one I've studied for my English mock on Monday...

[@izubeirw]

“felt like Zoella saying that😭”

[@alicespringss]

i love the idea of this channel and this video is great!!

[@ambreenali.]

Jack looked so happy showing off his English degree it made me smile. As an English literature student myself I can understand how proud he must be of his degree.

[@alexiscardenas9147]

Bruhhh I’m shook someone knew all of Shakespeare’s work

[@sparemail7183]

Mate I just wanna say, I so often slap myself that this is the same little guy I watched all those years back, when he was moving out to Durham for the first time, with his thiccc glasses and Lorde tickets 😭😭😭 seeing u hold up ur degree weirdly gave me the feels and a quick rapid flashback of ur entire Uni journey Keep at it gee 🥰❤💖

[@maggiefelisberto5281]

Sporcle takes me back! It was one of the few websites my high school hadn't blocked back in the day (2008/2009 era), and I spent my entire senior year hiding in the computer lab doing sporcle quizzes

[@nathaliel3611]

does this mean you’re officially a booktuber now? nice

[@acattagite448]

so you were one of those people in high school saying they haven't studied for the test and then acing it

[@amydieca4]

"look at homer there like beyonce" 😂😂😂

[@sten3413]

dude yesterday i spontaneously decided to watch your youtubers' books video (the british one) and now i've somehow made it here … i'm not complaining though i always love seeing someone who has as much love for books as i do

[@nikkifuller8955]

This is the library corner I never knew I needed, but I’m totally living for it.😉👍👍

[@rebeccajohnson1114]

love the chilled vibes of the channel already, jack just seems so much happier aha

[@lils8289]

The Shakespeare plays being listed in order was mega impressive

[@velv8030]

i love this new channel!! the vibes are IMMACULATE SIR

[@ninasvanebruhn6010]

omg what??? wow you are good at this!! obsessed with the new channel!

[@sheridanmusic]

this channel is everything i needed and more

[@HannahMcDonald2002]

okay this channel is the best thing about 2021 so far! sooo excited for all the content Jack ☺️

[@emma-di5ly]

I loved doing the Shakespeare quiz when I took it! I missed two, I don't remember which ones though. At least one of them was a comedy. I am extremely impressed with all of these! I can't wait to study for a literature degree!

[@Tanishqa700]

14:03 this was me. I was so anxious as the clock ticked, wanting you to concentrate. That was nerve wracking

[@Joana-iy1uy]

OMGGG Im so excited for this channel!!!

[@darvspeaks3385]

that was nothing short of impressive actually

[@soobinsdolphin]

the second channel has just MADE MY DAY. jack you're an absolute saviour.

[@LosaliniBiukoto]

I had an exceptional literature teacher in high school and loved reading so it was fun watching this video also.. Great refresher and love your channels! I just found them

[@balmylagoon]

BA in English here (in the US). I got 28 out of 38 plays. I didn't specialize in studying Shakespeare but I don't think I did terrible, but you rocked it! Not going to lie though, the others were pretty easy, but the website is borderline unusable. I call bs on the last quiz. Those names are not organized in a friendly manner. It's like it's testing your ability to scan a block of text rather than actually knowing the authors.

[@tallactordude]

I’m going back after having found your channel and looking at this very first video on it, and I have to note that that was not a chronological listing of Shakespeare’s plays, since “The Tempest“ was one of his last comedies, not his first, and “Titus Andronicus” was his first tragedy, not whatever was listed on there. Still, you got them all, and even though I know them all, my brain probably would’ve shut down when I was trying to remember the last one.

[@amandakriti004]

I AM INCREDIBLY JEALOUS THAT YOU COULD NAME ALL THE PLAYS . most of them being in order that too!

[@andwhataboutit8660]

Charles: jack, with an english degree: DICKENS me, a pre-med student: DARWIN

[@MissCaraMint]

It's one thing not knowing Tolkien, but to not know the most famous opening line in all if english literature!? Jack get ahold of yourself!

[@nusifromthebrook]

Just a quick tip: because the last one is crazy fast and it is more luck if you find the author rather than knowledge you can actually change the timer into a stopwatch if you click next to the timer line on the little arrow down. I was so stressed I messed up so much then did it with stopwatch and did the thing to 90% under 2 min.

[@robynhendry2878]

these are exactly the vibes i needed going into second term of uni:)