He is also observing one of the rules of Classical Tragedy, so beloved of the French, which is to tell not show, especially concerning anything violent. Former French major, moi, learned at UT that the French generally abhorred Shakespeare until the Romantic period. Maggie, am I speaking la vérité? The idea of Macbeth brandishing that bloody knife or the terrible torture of Gloucester in Lear was considered barbaric. (And mixing clowns and the tragic was simply incomprehensible.)
They have relaxed about it and embrace M. Shakespeare now. Marie Mary Collins 646-554-3076 [email protected] On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM Mike Godwin <[email protected]> wrote: > My favorite instance: > > "I killed the slave that was a-hanging thee." > "'Tis true, my lord, he did." > > Love to all, > > Mike > > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM David Sharpe <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> [image: theater device.jpeg] >> _______________________________________________ >> Winedale-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Winedale-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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