14 Mar 2015

(75) You may legitimate any "deadly" deception by taking legal actions, (like that of Marlowe [alias Shakespeare])

 The scenario [Shakespeares "Twelfth Night" III/2] is reminiscent of Marlowe's fate:






In Act III Scene 2 of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night ,"  Sir Andrew says, that he believed he had seen his niece with the servant of the Duke in the garden. On Sir Toby Andrew' question, "Did she see thee while, old boy , tell me that "  , he makes it  clear " as plaine as I see you now ". Fabio sees this  as proof of her affection to him.  Andrew in his love madness is afraid,  "will you make an ass of me", but Fabio encourages him, "I will proue it legitimate sir, vpon the oathes of iudgement , and reason, they haue beene men Jurie grand , since Noah".

The poet  clearly showed  in this scene that one can legitimize any "deception or false pretence" if you declare  something as just or legitimate to the oath of a judgment and the creation of a "Grand Jury" .


 The scenario is reminiscent of Marlowe's fate: his supposed corpse was shown after the pretense of his death in Deptford a grand jury of 16 people and an investigating Coroner of the Queen who delivered as a written judgment. (discovered 1925)

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The special atmosphere of the Globe theatre  may bee enjoyed in a  subsequent scene  from " The twelfth Night or What You Will"  (Mark Rylance as " Olivia" ( Elizabeth I))

Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Shakespeare's Globe)