Shakespeare more parsimonious than the Harry Potter books

[a_waffling]

In Fretful Porpentine's 2010-02-03 entry on preparations for Misnomer U.'s first Shakespeare production you can read:
They also wanted to know whether fairies were nocturnal, whether it was appropriate for Oberon to put on a special cloak when he was meant to be invisible, and whether Snout's "By'r lakin, a parlous fear" meant that he was Irish. (I

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[bluestockingbb]

I just read the post you mentioned. It was pretty funny.

[a_waffling]

I'm delighted that you liked it. Yes, FP's inclination towards humour is often delicious. And she is one of the best writers about academic teaching I've ever read.

[lunas_ceiling]

I used to have this site bookmarked, I guess it must have been through your linking to it. Since I have been using Chrome I didn't transfer it, I guess.

I have been involved in several school productions of Midsummer Night's Dream and think it is my favorite. The first set I painted was for this show and it is still one of my best, IMHO anyway. I do think she is wise to tolerate the absence of the theatre majors from class, there is nothing like a good performance to to awaken interest in Shakespeare.