Was Shakespeare GAY? w/ Dr. Aaron Urbanczyck

Dr. Urbanczyck and Matt talk about the sonnets of Shakespeare. They talk about the famous Sonnet #18 being wrote for a man, and if that means he was gay.

[michaelwelker]

Married… encodes Catholic themes persistently, buys the Black Friars house to serve an underground, studied at the English College at Rome… hmmmm

[marcusmagnificus]

Throughout history I think there were gay people who have lived very holy lives.

[mrlolmaster]

British and Japanese Catholicism just hits different the most interesting forms of Catholicism

[Alexander-frkk]

Oh my… I’m so tired of re-writing history or questioning things that should… well…
Let’s sleeping dogs lie

[gerardmazzarese]

Shakespeare was living in England in dangerous times for catholics. You had to be careful about how you expressed your faith. There is a school of thought that Shakespeare was speaking of the beauty of the Catholic faith in many of his works.

[curiousmadcat]

I would say yea. He was a happy guy. ;)

[ABHMinistries]

The thumbnail is absolute meme material

[aknotz]

Who cares if he was!? Let him answer for that and let us remember him as a brilliant writer of plays that had a profound impact on our lives. Why is everyone so obsessed with everyone else’s sexuality? Mind your own dang business. Let these people answer for that on judgement day.

[catherinebracy]

Haven't watchd this yet, but shoutout to Dr. Urbanczyck, who taught my dramatic poetry class. This may be nostalgic.

[Will-geri]

Shakespeare was gay. Reading Shakespeare is gay. Reading is gay. I’m all man. I don’t even know how to read. Writing as much as I did in this comment is even kind of gay. I’m out.

[strivingforheaven]

The leftists just can't get it straight. First, Shakespeare didn't exist, now he's supposedly gay. He did exist, and he wasn't part of the alphabet soup crowd. He was a Catholic, and not one of the cafeteria variety like we have today.

[zacharyboudreau]

Is it possible he is both the younger and older man? Or that it’s a familial relationship?

[GreenwoodWhitsett]

Hallelujah!!! I’m blessed and favored with $60, 000 every week! Now I can afford anything and support the work of God and the church. For Your glory, LORD! HALLELUJAH!

[LeMcCHarStarever]

This is just what my English teacher said. He wasn't talking about a romantic relationship between the men, but a friendship.

[TexasLyoness]

I still never heard what specifically was in his sonnets that led him to think Shakespeare was gay.

[chateaumojo]

Nah nah. It means summer is short--.your youth is fleeting..Fair from fair declines--your looks will go. So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. You have a second change to live in your children.

[TeleMark]

So…. We have nothing better to think about or speak.

[zoph]

Is it possible in the sonnet Shakespeare is just talking to a younger version of himself?

[Ezekiel-]

Why should we care? Unless of course people think we should pray for his salvation and/or his works are riddled with homosexual promotion.