Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
So the sermon on the mount was given 70 years after the death of christ because that is when Matthew allegedly wrote it down?
Stick to accountancy GP. You’re just hopelessly wrong on this one.
In the briefest possible terms, Shakespeare’s history plays were largely written to justify Elizabeth I’s accession to the throne.
In order to achieve that Prince Hal, later Henry V, had to be portrayed in a certain light.
The speech referred to is a piece of verse, of poetry...it was written by William Shakespeare in 1599 out of political necessity.
In the same way that Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard 111 as villainous is questionable it is difficult to assess to what extent his other historical figures are remotely accurate.
You jumped in this morning to try and make a cheap ‘teacher jibe’. It backfired because, in this instance, you don’t know what you’re talking about...just for once accept it and move on.