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Showing posts with label sweeney todd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweeney todd. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
We'll Serve Anyone (Meaning Anyone) At All
I was rereading Macbeth this weekend and realized that the conceit of the Porter's first speech is basically the same as that of "A Little Priest" from Sweeney Todd -- making grimly satirical jokes about various British professions, that is, though in a context of damnation rather than cannibalism.
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macbeth,
shakespeare,
sondheim,
sweeney todd,
weird connections
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