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We have gone far from the serious use of a play in the theatre. Shakespeare used it to help us get, for a couple of hours at least, a slightly more detached view of human existence than is possible normally. This might help us to get a slightly better understanding of our own existence. But today criminals are admired by the audience and held up for admiration by the author. Sex without self-control is another praised theme for the titillation of audiences and the brisker sale of tickets at the box office.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 246