The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.0873  Wednesday, 18 April 2001

[1]     From:   Sean Lawrence <
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        Date:   Tuesday, 17 Apr 2001 08:57:16 -0700
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.0859 Re: Daft

[2]     From:   Martin Green <
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        Date:   Tuesday, 17 Apr 2001 18:30:16 -0400
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.0859 Re: Daft

[3]     From:   R. A. Cantrell <
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        Date:   Tuesday, 17 Apr 2001 18:27:59 -0500
        Subj:   nyah nyah nyah (was daft)

[4]     From:   Stephanie Hughes <
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        Date:   Tuesday, 17 Apr 2001 22:42:22 -0700
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.0859 Re: Daft


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From:           Sean Lawrence <
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Date:           Tuesday, 17 Apr 2001 08:57:16 -0700
Subject: 12.0859 Re: Daft
Comment:        Re: SHK 12.0859 Re: Daft

Marti Markus notes that

>[H8 is] a history play. If these persons were all called Thomas
>- what can we do about it? In some years all the important persons in
>our culture will be called Kevin, Michael or Madonna.

I'm wondering if all of these early modern Thomases might have had a
single source.  My home town was where Barbara Ann Scott, the figure
skater, trained, and all middle-aged women seemed to be named Barbara or
Ann.  Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Se