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nickcarraway
Bear and ape baiting was a favorite pastime in Shakespeare’s lifetime.
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05/08/2013 1:15:26 PM PDT
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It's mentioned in
Merry Wives of Windsor
. As it were, bear baiting was the competition for Shakespeare. They were competing for bums on seats.
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