Re: The Demonization of Shakespeare

On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 21:15:14 +0000, Mike Spencer wrote:

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kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) writes:
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Oh wait, there's Henry V which is all about embracing enemies and other
cultures like the French.... at least once you get to the ending.

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For certain values of "embrace":
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    We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us;
    His present and your pains we thank you for.
    When we have match'd our rackets to these balls,
    We will in France, by God's grace, play a set
    Shall strike his father's crown into the hazard.
    ....
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    And tell the pleasant Prince this mock of his
    Hath turn'd his balls to gun-stones, and his soul
    Shall stand sore charged for the wasteful vengeance
    That shall fly with them; for many a thousand widows
    Shall this his mock mock of their dear husbands;
    Mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down;
    And some are yet ungotten and unborn
    That shall have cause to curse the Dauphin's scorn.

Great quotes and thank you for them. I'd thought Scott
Dorsey was referring to the French language scene at the
end of Henry V?
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmH47UslWpc>