I always felt Shakespeare is somewhat overrated, but just because he was not an ox-bridge doesn't mean he wasn't good.
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@marc_laidlaw Why are people so obsessed with claiming the plays were written by anyone other than the guy in the byline? -
Why are people so obsessed with [fill in the blank]? It just happens to be an obsession that gets a lot of publicity.
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An anti-monarchist would find much more quotable material in King Lear or Henry IV than in Marlowe's (undoubted) work.
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It's like saying Titus Andronicus is less racist because it has a big part for Aaron the Moor. Both Aaron and Cade are villains.
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Saying Marlowe was less monarchical than Shakesp. because he wrote a big part for rebellious commoner Jack Cade is unconvincing.
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i shall live to knock thy brains out.
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