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There's been a lot written about Shakespeare's having been, for example, a closet Roman Catholic. In the 18th century a handwritten book was found in the attic of a house formerly owned by John Shakespeare (Will's father), and it was a reaffirmation of Catholic faith; however, the book was subsequently lost or destroyed, meaning it can't now be examined, so it may have been just a tall tale. Kinda puts the kibosh on the idea that neither Shakespeare could read / write though, eh?

There's at least as much (probably more) paganism in Shakespeare, and like all his writing, it doesn't say much about what he really thought about things. He incorporated the death in childhood of his only son most poignantly in a sonnet, and wrote at least two plays (Lear and The Tempest) about father-daughter relationships.

"Measure for Measure" ends with a sister giving up her vows to get married.

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8 posted on 03/29/2010 5:05:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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9 posted on 03/29/2010 5:44:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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