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Re: Shakespeare
Posted By: Issachar, on host 206.138.46.247
Date: Friday, April 9, 1999, at 08:41:03
In Reply To: Re: Shakespeare posted by Sam on Friday, April 9, 1999, at 07:21:40:

> > > >I remember the director doing one minor rewrite. She was afraid "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well," would get a laugh in the wrong place, so she changed it to "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio." Nobody laughted.
> > >
> > > ... I'm not quite sure if I should smack you right now... that *was* a joke, right?
> >
> > I hope so too...
>
> I feel like an idiot, but I don't get it.

I'm a little unsure about it myself, but I *think* the joke is that "I knew him, Horatio" is the way the line reads originally, and "I knew him well" is the misquote, although a lot of people today seem to think that "I knew him well" is the original. Any Shakespeareans care to educate Sam and me?

Iss

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