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“Today’s supposed writers have lousy vocabularies, NO imagination at all, and less story telling skills than the average 6 year old had in 1950!”

Agreed, and I thank you for the information you imparted on Shakespeare, I just haven’t had time to follow up on any of that today but I will.

Part of mmy experience with Shakespeare has always been theatrical productions and Cliff Notes and perhaps the odd Shakespearean movie none of which go to the extent of the profanity and vulgarity that you have explained.

I’m going to have to read unabridged scripts, as I don’t think I ever really recognize what I have read as being abridged in the first place.

Unfortunately I don’t have any unabridged Shakespearean Scripts at my fingertips, if you have a link I would appreciate it.

Actually no, I don’t really have to partake or read any vulgar unabridged versions of Shakespearean work. I’ll just take your word for it, but a link would be nice.

I have been immersed in Shakespeare since I was a tiny child. First, my grandmother told me some of the plays' plots and read me LAMB'S SHAKESPEARE when I was around 4.

I saw some of the movie versions as a kid, on T.V. and in school, they started having us read Shakespeare in the 7th grade; also doing actual scenes as well.

High school...more of the same.

College...had a class on Shakespeare, one on Early English Theatre, another one on just 16th-17th century playwrites/plays, and we put on many of his plays; which I was in and/or worked on!

I have seen and own a large amount, from the silents onward, movies of his plays, about him, and also about his contemporaries. Also T.V. series and productions.

And then there are the books that I have read and own.

Please don't imagine that I am trying to show off/impress/whatever; I'm just trying to tell you the depth and breadth of my experience, since you stated yours.

LOL...I've even read critiques of Orson Welles' very imaginative movie versions...all of which I have seen/own on disc and have enjoyed!

When I like something, yes, I really do immerse myself in the study of it.

The censors didn't touch some of Shakespeare's oldest plays, so if you've read and/or seen those, they weren't expurgated versions...you just didn't "catch" the prurient,vulgar,and oath/curses bits.

Oh...and movies DO cut the scripts down and sadly, usually omit all of the lovely songs.