tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post4190181568242895195..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: Wait, She Wanted To Ban Which Shakespeare?Duane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-19027709955917970272008-09-06T16:21:00.000-04:002008-09-06T16:21:00.000-04:00I once got into some trouble for staging a class p...I once got into some trouble for staging a class play version of McBeth. Two sets of parents pulled their children from it because it has witches, ghosts and the "shedding of blood." <BR/><BR/>Actually, those were some of the reasons why I picked the play in the first place. It was very popular with the other kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-86150331379903475282008-09-06T11:53:00.000-04:002008-09-06T11:53:00.000-04:00Technically the whole report is nothing but newspa...Technically the whole report is nothing but newspaper articles and eyewitness reports from when it happened, even if the list being circulated is quite bogus.<BR/><BR/>But that's neither here nor there, as this is a Shakespeare blog and I hereby declare this thread dead unless somebody's got Shakespeare related stuff to say on the subject. If it devolves into a screaming match I'll just delete Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-50731355447205900322008-09-06T09:28:00.000-04:002008-09-06T09:28:00.000-04:00How quick some people are to assume that a conserv...How quick some people are to assume that a conservative politician is a "book-banner"! Multiple sources now report that repeated investigations show no evidence at all for the notion that Sarah Palin ever tried to have any books banned. The whole report is nothing but a smear. The list of books she supposedly wanted banned in 1996 included Harry Potter books not even written yet.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-57140448757532663132008-09-05T10:16:00.000-04:002008-09-05T10:16:00.000-04:00I try to keep track of what Shakespeare's been ban...I try to keep track of what Shakespeare's been banned, Ian, and for what reasons. I found an article (http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~govind/shakespeare/) which seems to go into great depth on the subject.<BR/>The only reference to As You Like It is a positive one, citing that it merely merited a "disapproving footnote", and that back in the 1700s.Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-5581094590691298642008-09-05T09:57:00.000-04:002008-09-05T09:57:00.000-04:00I'd like to see a genuine list of books that Palin...I'd like to see a genuine list of books that Palin wanted banned-- but the idea of banning <I>Twelfth Night</I> without banning <I>As You Like It?</I> Do they not both present cross-dressing, homosexual implications, and ambiguous gender identity?<BR/><BR/>Wait! Don't all of Shakespeare's plays have cross-dressing? Didn't all of his comedies and a great number of his tragedies and histories Ian Thalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348768867561450314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-62951950899701324352008-09-05T09:33:00.000-04:002008-09-05T09:33:00.000-04:00Possibly, Angela, though I expect there is no such...Possibly, Angela, though I expect there is no such thing as an official comprehensive list of books currently banned in the USA, and thus it's quite possible that whatever Palin wanted banned at least has some intersection with the list (i.e. it may not be 100% accurate but neither is it 100% inaccurate).<BR/><BR/>Still, though, the bigger question is still "Why Twelfth Night?" Your comment led Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-70759417985153393582008-09-05T07:55:00.000-04:002008-09-05T07:55:00.000-04:00Someone on a message board I frequent says that li...Someone on a message board I frequent says that list is actually a collection of things that are currently banned in different places in the USA. It is NOT Sarah Palin's list.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197440997007714735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-13011570993156037542008-09-05T04:38:00.000-04:002008-09-05T04:38:00.000-04:00The alcohol? Drinking and partying is not really ...The alcohol? Drinking and partying is not really very good for the morals (or so I'm told).<BR/><BR/>The torture of the good puritan by the wicked and they don't get their comeuppance?<BR/><BR/>Ignorance of the content?<BR/><BR/>Somewhat horrifying whatever the reason.Alan K.Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930353547190453742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-84644708008887309412008-09-05T00:08:00.000-04:002008-09-05T00:08:00.000-04:00Interesting - it said she wanted to ban them based...Interesting - it said she wanted to ban them based on language initially, but clearly several books on the list are for "other reasons" - mostly magical references. So why not Macbeth - witches? AS for language, why is Catcher in the Rye not on the list.<BR/><BR/>But to your question re: Twelfth Night - I can't think of anything other than your suggestion - the homo-erotic content. Perhaps Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com