A Tuesday Tee Tee!
“Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast” — so wrote William Shakespeare, who fully understood the importance of humor.
As an entertainer, Shakespeare had to capture the attention of the poor and wealthy alike, from common laborers who had to stand to watch plays (and were therefore known as “groundlings”) to lords and ladies who paid six pennies for a seat in the upper galleries. Tossing in a smattering of jokes, therefore, was a clever way to keep everyone — highborn or otherwise — amused during even the most somber of plays.
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