Jean Genet's The Balcony is a must read in that regard.
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Oyez Oyez
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It’s the solemnity of ritual, not the artifice of performance. There is a difference.
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More a temple than a theater. Ritual intended to remind and reinforce the idea that the purpose is justice, which is of course an unobtainable abstract, but at least should be strived for.
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I know you know everything about everything, but . . . a tiny percentage of what happens in a courtroom involves this supposed "theatre".
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The analogy between courtroom and theatre goes back to AESCHYLUS for gods’ sake.
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The FORM honors/celebrates the underlying GRAVITAS. Finis.
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