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The clincher is that Hamlet loved theatrics and wit. One of his most famous speeches is the one where he speaks with tenderness and admiration of "[[AlasPoorYorick poor Yorick]]", and it seems likely that if Hamlet had had his way (and been less depressed), he would have become, not the crown prince of Denmark, but one of Shakespeare's more common character types, the [[TheJester fool]]-cum-[[ThePhilosopher philosopher]]. Which is exactly the job that Launcelot gains himself in "Merchant".

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The clincher is that Hamlet loved theatrics and wit. One of his most famous speeches is the one where he speaks with tenderness and admiration of "[[AlasPoorYorick poor Yorick]]", and it seems likely that if Hamlet had had his way (and been less depressed), he would have become, not the crown prince of Denmark, but one of Shakespeare's more common character types, the [[TheJester [[CourtJester fool]]-cum-[[ThePhilosopher philosopher]]. Which is exactly the job that Launcelot gains himself in "Merchant".
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His flowery writing style, relentless revisionism, and inability to resist peppering his work with sexual humor got his work scorned by all available publishers, and he disgracefully had to modify his manuscripts and sell them as lower-class entertainment just to feed himself.

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His flowery writing style, relentless revisionism, and inability to resist peppering his work with sexual humor got his work scorned by earned him the scorn of all available publishers, and publishers. In disgrace, he disgracefully eventually had to modify his manuscripts and sell them as lower-class entertainment just to feed himself.

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