Was Shakespeare a stoner?
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It was used for recreational and medicinal purposes back then, in fact farmers had to grow it by law for making ropes/rigging I think.
It's only recently we've (again) demonised the use.As tobacco was first brought to the UK around 1590 and Shakespeare, (checking) lived 1564-1616, he probably did smoke cannabis. We'd apparently been smoking various plants for a thousand years!
Which makes watching 'Upstart Crow' even more entertaining as David Mitchell and Lisa Tarbuck both with pipes, sit together in front of the blazing hearth reflecting on their day, apparently half stoned 🤪
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@Mik
If you mean Upstart Crow(the derogatory name assigned by Greene to Shakespeare in his pamphlet A Groatsworth of Wit), I cannot recommend the TV series highly enough.
Brilliant comedy writing by Ben Elton, you need little or no real knowledge about Shakespeare to enjoy it.The pathos of the episode when his son dies is up there with the last of the Black Adder WW1 series.
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@Mik
If you mean Upstart Crow(the derogatory name assigned by Greene to Shakespeare in his pamphlet A Groatsworth of Wit), I cannot recommend the TV series highly enough.
Brilliant comedy writing by Ben Elton, you need little or no real knowledge about Shakespeare to enjoy it.The pathos of the episode when his son dies is up there with the last of the Black Adder WW1 series.
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@Daniel. said in Was Shakespeare a stoner?:
The "trope" of cancelling Shakespeare is beyond stupid.
You can't cancel Shakespeare It's not possible. He is so ingrained in Western culture. read this.
@Mik said in Was Shakespeare a stoner?:
@Daniel. said in Was Shakespeare a stoner?:
The "trope" of cancelling Shakespeare is beyond stupid.
You can't cancel Shakespeare It's not possible. He is so ingrained in Western culture. read this.
I have!
