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William of Middenshire, Keeper of Mammals Beginning with "W" and Goatee Beards Started conversation Oct 28, 2003
Almost everyone hates spoilers who tell them how the film ends. Why is it, then, that most people go to a Shakespeare play knowing the ending in advance and don't seem to mind?
Next time I pass The Globe Theatre and they're showing Hamlet, I'll mutter, "...shame he dies at the end..." and see if anyone thumps me!
William
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Connie L Posted Oct 30, 2003
...would it be that one is about entertainment, and the other is art (not saying which is which...)
Connie L.
(goatee "on" until Halloween)
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kav- turning deeply paranoid Posted Nov 29, 2003
on the other hand.. when the film version of 'romeo and juliet' came out.. two girls beside me were SHATTERED when leonardo died.. and just couldn't believe it when claire topped herself too...
of course it didn't help when i started to laugh hysterically at their disbelief!!
maybe they should have changed the ending to keep the teenagers happy?!
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