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Shakespeare's cheapest seats were ankle-deep in filth
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Shakespearean plays are viewed as the pinnacle of refined civilization, but the original viewing experience was horrifyingly unhygienic. The cheapest tickets forced peasants to stand completely packed together in an unpaved yard, happily watching the performance while ankle-deep in rotting discarded food and bodily fluids.
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