{"id":9274,"date":"2025-11-09T16:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9274"},"modified":"2025-11-09T16:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:16:42","slug":"a-midsummer-nights-dream-act-i-scene-i-17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9274","title":{"rendered":"The Strangers Case Speech from Sir Thomas More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Thomas More.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Stranger’s Case Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This text is featured in our\u00a0interview with <\/a><\/span>Saul Rubinek<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>them<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>removed<\/span><\/span><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>grant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>your<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>noise<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Hath<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>chid<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>down<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>majesty<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>England;<\/span><\/div>\n
Imagine<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wretched<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>strangers<\/span><\/span><\/span>,
\n<\/span><\/span>Their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>babies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>backs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>poor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>luggage,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Plodding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ports<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>coasts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>transportation,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
And<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>kings<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>your<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>desires,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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