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They were the most intelligent, privileged, witty, wolfish,
backbiting, sexual group you could find. I mean, in a
sense, ( avery loose sense) we're talking Melrose place
without the lack of brains. The court was the audience
that appreciated the puns, the intricate language, the humor,
and also the bawdy scenes, but there are, of course, those
parts of the plays you mention (the pissing gatekeeper in
MacBeth - e.g.) that are written for the pit, for the
crowd. No oxfordian is saying Oxford didn't understand
and audience or the theater. He grew up with a troupe
of players kept by his family. But my question would be
your's turned inside out - why would shakespeare bother
to put in such adroit wit and deep philosophy into
his plays, when this is writing so clearly over the
heads of his largest audience? For the court, that's why.
Which brings us back to Oxford.
Posted by Bill Routhier on April 15, 1997 at 07:19:24
In Reply to "Contradiction" posted by Thersites on April 15, 1997 at 01:08:29
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