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You wrote:

>>>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 his own satisfaction, that's why.

Posted by Thersites on April 15, 1997 at 07:38:37
 In Reply to "because the court was probably the hardest audience in England!" posted by Bill Routhier on April 15, 1997 at 07:19:24


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