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How do you compare this play to Romeo and Juliet? Is this Shakespeare’s worst play? What can we see in Love’s Labour’s Lost that gets developed in later plays?
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I was wondering if the references to Hercules might resonate with the audience in relation to Elizabeth having had Mary beheaded in 1587. Hercules killed his children etc.
Also, Elizabeth is a Queen who sacrifices marriage in order to remain independent She allows courtship by various suitors but manipulates them for political advantage. A strong, smart woman. These elements are also present in LLL - the women are strong and smarter than the men and there are no marriages etc. Some say the ending of LLL is odd but this analogy would explain it?
I have yet to look at the trials of Hercules in the play but I wonder if the ones mentioned might bear comparison with Elizabeth’s trials- for example 1558 - a year after Mary’s death we have the attempted invasion - Spanish Armada. There are many ‘trials’ in the estimated years that the play was written, so lots to sift. If any of this holds up it narrows down the window for dating the play! Just idle thoughts and may not bear scrutiny.
I'm showing 2:00 p.m. my time on Sunday, March 3, but not getting admitted to the call. Are y'all there?