O Brave New World...

"As if the essential humanity of the Jews was something that just occurred to them, or (even worse) they are congratulating themselves for being more enlightened than Tudor-era audiences."

I meant to reverse the phrases in this section. Obviously, just realizing Jews are people is the more horrible thing. But honestly ... I think that's why people insist on doing the play today. They want to make the case for religious tolerance. And that ain't what the play is about.