Jumping forward a thousand years -- we have Hamlet's advice to the players -- which Aristotle himself might have written -- with its primary injunction " to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature"
Assuming that Hamlet is speaking on behalf of Shakespeare -- the great playwright had no problem with expressing strong feelings -- but only objected to actors who "tear a passion to tatters" (though -- he also advised them "Be not too tame neither") And again -- just like Aristotle -- Shakespeare associated the better work with the better (and possibly smaller) audience: "....though it make the unskillful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve, the censure of the which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others." (and we might notice that neither Aristotle nor Shakespeare offer any social or institutional or educational qualifications for their preferred audience of aesthetes) ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find experienced pros to help with your home improvement project. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/PnY6rc1zNXXVLc41IpaLHrBJnhPDpG ITLA3xO56S7MtqWMcIdwlWs/
