Shakespeare Electronic Conference, SHK 7.0696.  Wednesday, 25 September 1996.

(1)     From:   Sean Lawrence <
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        Date:   Tuesday, 24 Sep 1996 11:03:55 -0700 (PDT)
        Subj:   Re: SHK 7.0688 Q: Applause Facsimile

(2)     From:   Sean Lawrence <
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        Date:   Tuesday, 24 Sep 1996 11:14:13 -0700 (PDT)
        Subj:   Re: SHK 7.0689 Productions: *All's Well*


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From:           Sean Lawrence <
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Date:           Tuesday, 24 Sep 1996 11:03:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 7.0688 Q: Applause Facsimile
Comment:        Re: SHK 7.0688 Q: Applause Facsimile

Apparently, it was in violation because it used Hinman's line numbering system.

It seems like a stretch to me, but Norton could afford a bigger legal battle
than Applause, so it hardly matters.

Cheers,
Sean.

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Date:           Tuesday, 24 Sep 1996 11:14:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 7.0689 Productions: *All's Well*
Comment:        Re: SHK 7.0689 Productions: *All's Well*

Hi.

I found David's description of *All's Well* really interesting, as his posts
tend to be.  There is, however, a different reading available, in which Bertram
is rebelling against getting virtually raped by someone who's able to demand
his hand without anything like his permission. Rejecting the countess, a
co-conspirator in this assault, as well as the whole of "female" civility for a
strictly male world is only a logical response.

Of course, what happens to Bertram is only a gender-reversal of what happens to
any number of female characters.  Kate in *Taming* comes to mind.  This can
allow us to sympathy with him, a victim like those we tend to lionize.

Cheers,
Sean.