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Everyday Shakespeare

Home for the Holidays

04 Dec 2023

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Shakespeare wasn't eating leftover Thanksgiving turkey and doing online shopping on Black Friday, but he definitely would have been gearing up for the Christmas season, which included twelve full days of festivities. In this episode, we explore the wild side of Christmas celebrations in Shakespeare's England, including the appointment of a Lord of Misrule as a designated agent of chaos. We also take a look at the Puritan Scrooges who wanted to cancel the holiday altogether, and read some dramatic defenses of Christmas inspired by all the controversy.    Want more Shakespeare for the holidays?  Check out Caroline and Michelle's "Letters To Santa Written By Shakespeare Characters" on McSweeney's.net.  

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