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Tale Told by an Idiot, full of Sound and Fury
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| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | I suppose I could post this trailer under movies, but since the Wizard subtitled this section as sound and fury it seems more appropriate to go here. Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender play the famous Mr and Mrs. |
| December 6th, 2015 at 12:01:12 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Is Shakespeare the most talented man who ever lived? He was from a time when the Church ruled everything. Are any of his plays about religion. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| December 6th, 2015 at 3:43:58 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5097 |
The Elizabethan era was a bit on the wild side. The English separation from Rome had take place some time before and it's as if the population was enjoying themselves. I would say Shakespeare felt free to write whatever he wanted; they say "A Midsummer Night's Dream" takes pokes at Elizabeth, even, in spots. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| December 6th, 2015 at 1:42:51 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Not really. Textual search says he used the word "God" 1,178 times in his work, but they are often as exclamations or on about the same level as references to pagan spirits. "As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods. They kill us for their sport." - The Earl of Gloucester in King Lear, Act 4 Scene 1 "The Prince of Darkness is a gentleman. Modo he’s called, and Mahu." - Edgar in King Lear, Act 3 Scene 4 "O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife," - Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet You could end up being executed for being Catholic, so we presume that Shakespeare never expressed Catholic sentiments in public. But since every possible aspect of Shakespeare's life has been analyzed thousands of times, there is a full article in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_William_Shakespeare William Birch of Oxford University was, in 1848, probably the first to suggest that Shakespeare could be an atheist, based on his interpretation of sentiments expressed in the works. Since Shakespeare (or at least a version without the vulgar bits) , the bible, and Pilgrim's Progress were often the only books in the home in America, many scholars have trouble believing that Shakespeare, just past the crest of his greatest accomplishments, was not invited to be one of the translators of the King James bible. More contemporary scholars believe that Shakespeare may have been considered on par with a popular TV writer of today, and it is no surprise that he was not invited to be on the team that did the translation. In any case, the names of all the scholars who did the translation are unknown. The coincidence that the 46th Psalm has the words "shake" and "spear" as the 46th words from the beginning and the end is seen by some people as a clue that Shakespeare left in his work. He was roughly age 46 when the translations were done. Other people say that if you look hard enough, you will always find some coincidences.
"The Family Shakespeare" (the version without the vulgar bits) was edited by Thomas Bowdler, (11 July 1754 – 24 February 1825), an English physician and philanthropist, intended to be more appropriate for 19th century women and children than the original. None of that stuff about having a hard time getting an erection when you are drunk, or sneaking the word "c-nt" into the dialogue. There was a famous Shakespeare Theater in Washington DC. One of the aids to Jesse Helms gave them an angry phone call about inserting vulgar bits into Macbeth, but the theater company assured her that those bits were already there.
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