Apparently there's a big debate in the literary world over whether Shakespeare was Anglican or Catholic. Which do think he was, /christian/, do his writings lean more towards an Anglican worldview or a Catholic one? And on a tangentially related note, what

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Christanon 06/14/18 (Thu) 03:25:37 430860 No.661112

Apparently there's a big debate in the literary world over whether Shakespeare was Anglican or Catholic. Which do think he was, /christian/, do his writings lean more towards an Anglican worldview or a Catholic one? And on a tangentially related note, what are some things you think any Christian could gain from reading his work?

Christanon 06/14/18 (Thu) 04:29:07 d4e034 No.661132

That Jews are bloodthirsty abominations who practice usury to ensnare Christians.

Christanon 06/14/18 (Thu) 04:31:53 bb27e9 No.661133

>>661132

It's something the denominations can be brought together over; something we all can agree on.

Christanon 06/14/18 (Thu) 06:12:46 7f810f No.661159

>>661112

Since Shakespeare was considered a male thot during his days, I will say he was a nominal Christian at best.

Which piece of land his ecclesiastical leader occupied on? Who cares. Nominal Christians can get Winnie the Pooh-ed!

Christanon 06/14/18 (Thu) 06:20:28 a534f0 No.661163

He was a Catholic. An historian once found a signed declaration by John Shakespeare swearing that he was still a Catholic, but somehow, this slip got "lost" and the guy who found it recanted the position.

Fishy.

In any case, the Catholic Church was prosecuted by only a single generation from W.S.'s time, being an open Catholic at the time was not only illegal, but punishable by death.

A case is made at this article that W.S.'s invective at usury in Merchant of Venice is aimed at Puritans and other Protestants (jews were kicked out of Britain for a few hundred years by willie's time)

http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2018/04/shakespeare-puritans-shylock-usury-joseph-pearce.html

Christanon 06/14/18 (Thu) 18:25:04 8ed26c No.661414

>>661112

Only thing we know is that he didn't attend to Anglican mass, using an excuse Catholics often used.

Christanon 06/15/18 (Fri) 19:51:57 bf6770 No.661816

>>661163

>(((Puritans))) and other Protestants

Christanon 06/16/18 (Sat) 23:54:50 1ce6f7 No.662325

>>661112

This is an interesting topic to discuss. From what I’ve read from his works, Shakespear tends to be forgiving towards Catholic theology, with Hamlet coming to mind.

Christanon 06/17/18 (Sun) 00:35:13 3f09f9 No.662338

>>661132

whoa that went to 11 right quick

Christanon 06/17/18 (Sun) 04:26:52 a534f0 No.662378

>>662325

I've been studying some other contemporary dramatists of Shakespeare's time, the only flagrant anti-Catholic he worked with was Thomas Middleton.

Ben Jonson and Philip Massinger were either outright Catholic or crypto-Catholic at varying points. Jonson in particular was supposed to be personal friends with Shakespeare, and much conjecture about his personality comes straight from Jonson.