In general, yes.
But my feelings on Tom Stoppard are due to A Level English Literature.

being forced to analyse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead for weeks on end leads to a general feeling of "shut up, I don't care anymore".
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Sat 16 May 2009, 16:49, archived)

ah.
that sort of thing can ruin anything.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 16 May 2009, 16:50, archived)