The Scrivener : Personal reflections on "Romeo and Juliet" - 1 Credibility
…It might also be relevant to keep in mind that in Shakespeare's time all female roles were played by boys. Given the amount of bawdy and sexually suggestive conversation in the play, it might be classified by some folk as akin to child porn. That would not be anything new. The infamous editor Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825) censored all indications of "profaneness or obscenity" in his family version of the plays…
Brian Barratt brings fresh insights into one of the greatest plays ever written, Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet’’. This is the first of a five-part series.
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