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One of the most devastating speeches in Lear is Gloucester's to Edgar at IV.i.28-39:
You wouldn't think that those lines would easily lend themselves to commodification. But the people of Straighty 180 alter these lines slightly and use them to market . . . marketing itself. Or, at least, to market themselves. See the startling, distrubing ad below:As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods.
They kill us for their sport.
[Like] flies to wanton [girls] are we to the gods.
They kill us for their sport.
They kill us for their sport.
Links: Straighty 180.
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