The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.0792 Tuesday, 26A April 2005
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Date: Sunday, 24 Apr 2005 23:55:14 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 16.0782 Failed Application
[2] From: Larry Weiss <
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Date: Monday, 25 Apr 2005 05:44:29 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 16.0782 Failed Application
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From: Larry Weiss <
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Date: Sunday, 24 Apr 2005 23:55:14 -0400
Subject: 16.0782 Failed Application
Comment: Re: SHK 16.0782 Failed Application
What Basch says about the arms applications and John's alleged recusancy
(which would make him a Catholic, not a Jew) is not accurate, persuasive
or even relevant.
The fact remains that both Shakespeare and his father pleaded in formal
legal papers addressed to a quasi-governmental agency that William's
mother was of gentle descent. How many Talmudic strictures, not to
mention civil laws, would be offended if that had been a lie?
Until Basch presents evidence that Mary Arden was Jewish -- and he
hasn't even made that contention -- he cannot contend that WS was a Jew.
So I think we have had quite enough.
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From: Larry Weiss <
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Date: Monday, 25 Apr 2005 05:44:29 -0400
Subject: 16.0782 Failed Application
Comment: Re: SHK 16.0782 Failed Application
Contemporary documents establish the following (confined to the period
from Shakespeare's birth to death):
Shakespeare was baptized in a church.
He was married in a church.
He was never cited for failure to comply with church attendance
requirements.
His children were baptized in church.
His son had a church funeral.
His daughters married Christians in church.
His brother had a church funeral, for which he paid.
His parents had church funerals.
He himself was buried inside a church, under a stone that requests
that his remains not be disturbed "for Jesus sake."
This is hardly the history of an observant Jew.
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