Episode 168: Witches, Demons and Fairies
The History of English Podcast
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The Appeal of Shakespeare to the Common Man
The ability to read and write Latin was treated as almost a supernatural power by many people. Cade agrees, not only because they're responsible for the laws, but also because they can read and write. The rebels then seize a clerk who they assume to be literate. So in their minds, the ability to reading and writing was associated with witchcraft.
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