Word: wrongfully
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popular for all the wrong reasons: because of the afterpieces and the divertissements that surrounded his plays; because the people wanted to see great actors who in turn insisted on performing Shakespeare to demonstrate their abilities; because his plays were presented in altered, simplied versions; because of his bombast, crudities, and sexual allusions rather than his poetry or sophistication; because of almost anything other than his dramatic genius...
...hasn't always been appreciated in America in the same uneven way, the detailed discussion of America's egalitarian cultural past serves a more crafty purpose. It provides the dramatic tension that keeps the work going. The more impressive 19th century culture is shown to be, the greater the wrong committed when cultural divisions were introduced into American society. Levine is understandably vague about this change in the audiences for cultural events. "There is no precise date, but everywhere in the United States during the final decades of the 19th century the same transformation was evidently taking place; Shakespeare...
Having shown the wrong that was committed (the destruction of a classless culture in America), and the causes (a hierarchical, money-conscious elite that sought to divide itself from the riff-raff), Levine is free to assess the damages...
That was before this writer figured out what was wrong. Before, during the days of predicting Columbia to win all its games, this writer never thought about his predictions. He used to let the others think. Emotion, a hunch, which team had the better uniform was what guided...
...Baker says the club's constant requests for a dismissal, its refusual to give complete information and responses that were "wrong in some cases" make MCAD's investigation longer and more difficult. During the summer, the club filed another motion to dismiss. MCAD prevented further requests by deferring such motions until the investigation is completed...