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Not quite. While it's true that homosexuality was considered a grievous sin in this time, there were no laws or mores against platonic love between men in Shakespeare's time. In fact, it was considered perfectly normal and even socially acceptable. Men freely expressed admiration, devotion and love to one another and it was not seen as suspect or wrong.
@ Matthew Williams:
I think that it's sad that lots of people of today don't seem to understand platonic love.
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Sep 30, 2014 12:25PM
Not quite. While it's true that homosexuality was considered a grievous sin in this time, there were no laws or mores against platonic love between men in Shakespeare's time. In fact, it was considered perfectly normal and even socially acceptable. Men freely expressed admiration, devotion and love to one another and it was not seen as suspect or wrong.
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@ Matthew Williams:I think that it's sad that lots of people of today don't seem to understand platonic love.
