FICTION

Dubious Dialogue

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by Doris (32-G‐4)

Do you know, I have just learned of a most astonishing thing? There is an apartment downtown rented by five men who go there and dress up as women!

Why is that so astonishing? I know of an apartment elsewhere where a group of young people meet and rehearse plays--they are learning Hamlet right now. And other apart- ments where men and women meet and recite their own poetry to each other, and do other odd things.

But it isn't right for men to dress up as women! It's indecent!

Is it right for a man to go to a group and put on a tinsel crown and pretend he is a Prince of Denmark?

But he's acting out a part?

And those five men, are not they acting out parts too?

But one is playing a role in a famous play, and those others, they are pretending to be women!

Is it right that a citizen of this republic should pretend to be royalty? And did you know that that Prince of Denmark takes the

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