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Mercutio is dragged off stage by Benvolio, still yelling “Your houses!” Etc. A few lines pass on stage and then an agonized scream is heard from offstage. Everyone freezes until finally some Montague runs off. There is complete silence, only broken by the wailing from offstage, as the person returns, dragging Benvolio with him. Benvolio is still shrieking, trying to get back offstage. Romeo runs over and just barely manages to calm Benvolio down, and then Benvolio chokes out “O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead!” before he crumples to the ground, sobbing.

… it took me a minute to realize that this was like. A theoretical. Because I’ve seen at least two productions do more or less exactly this. There’s nothing in the script preventing it and plenty of room to use this.

my name is Casc and wen the day is ides of march the king must pay with all my frends (but firstly me) i do the stab i set us free

the prequel:

my name is Casc and in the nite wen sway of erth doth shayk with mite wen tempests flaym and portents sho i run away to cicero.

A Sweet Friend: Power and Erotics in Doctor Faustus -- A Summary

So, let’s talk male-male relationships in this time, shall we? Hey y’all! I actually am getting around to this now! Now some disclaimers overall: I am an undergrad. I’m not like an expert in any way shape or form. This is just the conclusion I reached in a 9-12 page essay for a 10 week class on renaissance literature. Additionally I feel as though I may have misrepresented the amount of this paper that is explicitly about the use of the word “sweet.” It is an important part of my paper because it complicates the topic in a weird way. I am in no way done with this paper, it’s something I want to continue to research, refine my thesis, and eventually maybe get this shit published. But for now, I’ll talk about the stuff that I have done. Probably gonna put this under a cut because this could get aggressively long.

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yeah so basically… my credit card was stolen last week and it won’t get here till this friday, and i have 10 euros cash left. my computer does not hold a charge and shuts down whenever you move it slightly and i need 300 to buy a new one. that 300 plus my rent due in 10 days puts me 200 euros in debt

please, if you are neurodivergent, check out my etsy. i’m autistic and make things for disabled people like noise muffling beanies/headbands, soft jewelry, sensory friendly clothing, stim jewelry. 

neurotypicals, be an ally and rebloog this please! 

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I highly recommend ordering from them!! They’re super sweet and their soft jewelry is so comfortable and cute!!!

aw, thank you so much!

update: it’s not getting here till monday and i have 50 cents left

A Sweet Friend: Power and Erotics in Doctor Faustus -- A Summary

So, let’s talk male-male relationships in this time, shall we? Hey y’all! I actually am getting around to this now! Now some disclaimers overall: I am an undergrad. I’m not like an expert in any way shape or form. This is just the conclusion I reached in a 9-12 page essay for a 10 week class on renaissance literature. Additionally I feel as though I may have misrepresented the amount of this paper that is explicitly about the use of the word “sweet.” It is an important part of my paper because it complicates the topic in a weird way. I am in no way done with this paper, it’s something I want to continue to research, refine my thesis, and eventually maybe get this shit published. But for now, I’ll talk about the stuff that I have done. Probably gonna put this under a cut because this could get aggressively long.

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I'm gonna reblog this again with the news that I'm now gonna be directing Doctor Faustus with this paper in mind next fall! I'm really excited to see how the paper grows with it.

A Sweet Friend: Power and Erotics in Doctor Faustus -- A Summary

So, let’s talk male-male relationships in this time, shall we? Hey y’all! I actually am getting around to this now! Now some disclaimers overall: I am an undergrad. I’m not like an expert in any way shape or form. This is just the conclusion I reached in a 9-12 page essay for a 10 week class on renaissance literature. Additionally I feel as though I may have misrepresented the amount of this paper that is explicitly about the use of the word “sweet.” It is an important part of my paper because it complicates the topic in a weird way. I am in no way done with this paper, it’s something I want to continue to research, refine my thesis, and eventually maybe get this shit published. But for now, I’ll talk about the stuff that I have done. Probably gonna put this under a cut because this could get aggressively long.

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i can’t stop fucking thinking about my english prof talking about the queer historical significance of the word “sweet” as a deliberate indicator of homosexual love and how that relates to both edward ii and gaveston, as well as hamlet and horatio. so, because shakespeare was likely totally knowledgeable about codes that queer men were using (cos like duh obvs), the inclusion of “sweet prince” at the end of hamlet is in all likelihood a completely deliberate indication that hamlet and horatio were in love

i’m???? so gay for literature and history lmao

my good sweet honey lord????

I WROTE A WHOLE PAPER ON THIS SHIT IN DOCTOR FAUSTUS HIT ME UP LITERALLY ANY TIME YO.

twelfth night + text posts

(formatting and i are not friends, forgive me)

but is this not the plot of much ado tho