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re: The bogus defense of Julius Caesar as Donald Trump.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:57 pm to BamaGradinTn
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:57 pm to BamaGradinTn
Shakespeare intentionally left it to the determination of the audience whether they should sympathize with Brutus or not. By casting Caesar as Trump, they take that ambiguity away from the audience. The audience goes into the play with an assumption of the merit of Caesar (either positive or negative) that Shakespeare didn't intend. The same is true about the case when a Minnesota theater cast Caesar as Obama.
There is a reason Shakespeare didn't write about his contemporary politicians. Doing so would obscure the meaning of his plays.
There is a reason Shakespeare didn't write about his contemporary politicians. Doing so would obscure the meaning of his plays.
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 3:58 pm
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Posted on 6/13/17 at 4:00 pm to Thorny
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There is a reason Shakespeare didn't write about his contemporary politicians. Doing so would obscure the meaning of his plays.
Not to mention his likely preference to not spend the rest of his life in the Tower.
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