Are fantastic, made-up tales an accurate depiction of the societies in which they are set?

[james_davis_nicoll]

No.


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[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

I Am Not A Shakespeare Scholar (hmm... that produces an unfortunate acronym): is it possible that Shakespeare's Juliet was so young because he was trying to tie her to a known, historical figure? Or a known, literary figure? Is it possible he was basically going "knudge, knudge, just like Catherine de' Medici, you know"?

Just a thought, and probably not at all supportable by evidence or careful study.

[vschanoes.livejournal.com]

I used to be a Shakespeare scholar and am still close friends with several, and the short answer is that I have never heard of any such theory in the slightest.