Shakespeare's plays are still read and enjoyed today because they speak to common themes and character types that are still relevant to today's society. The language might be outdated, but his connection with humanity at a base level was so strong, and fundamentally people have not changed that much since his time.
I would say D. Restrict it because the north of the U.S. had no slavery while the south did so they kinda restricted it to only being allowed in the south.