tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106924710861012601.post7427769549454310370..comments2023-08-01T02:19:04.375-07:00Comments on What Shall Shakespeare Say Today: Love's Labour's Lost - Not GentleShakespeare girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09817955149791270897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106924710861012601.post-82771491284314109972011-05-06T13:27:11.957-07:002011-05-06T13:27:11.957-07:00I actually find this one of the more believable mo...I actually find this one of the more believable moments in this rather absurd play. Bullying to impress the leader is still common on the playground and elsewhere. Notice that first the princess says that she thinks the play might be entertaining because of its poor quality - THEN all of these mean guys pick on the players.<br /><br />The problem is, these dudes shouldn't be at playground level manners anymore. They are kings and dukes and powerful lords! I for one wouldn't want to live in a country that had these men in charge. No way.<br /><br />Which brings me to my question: is this an ANTI-FRENCH PLAY? I don't see what else explains the almost total insipidity of the characters, terribly bawdy text (so much so that the characters themselves comment on it), and lack of action in the play. Slightly reminiscent of Shakespeare's treatment of the French in Henry VI part 1, perhaps. You definitely dislike the characters by the end. Maybe that is part of the point?Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877402620534833462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106924710861012601.post-32477707778980259472011-05-06T13:25:46.324-07:002011-05-06T13:25:46.324-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877402620534833462noreply@blogger.com