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Shakespeare:

What did the Romansthink of copying?

“Detractors of the Aeneid claimed that Vergil had stolen in great part

from Homer.”

“Vergil defended the ‘crime’ thus:”

“It is easier to steal the club of Hercules than to steal one line from

Homer.”

What makes a good copy or adaptation?

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A good adaptation honored the source,

Elevated the borrower,

And ensured thatthe audience was “in.”

So actually

Ovid:

Shakespeare:

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