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		IAmBroom 13 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tom Stoppard has died Yes, it's plain, banal, and even shallow; almost devoid of meaning. And there's genius in that. Who intentionally puts that in a play, without purpose? It's the antithesis of Chekhov's Gun.

brookst 12 days ago [–]

Sometimes, when lots of other people see cleverness but you only see empty banality, sometimes it’s a good idea to give a second thought.

IAmBroom 12 days ago | [–]

Or you completely misunderstood my point.

At a surface read, it's banal.

In reality, it contains depth.

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