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| re: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT | |
| Posted by: pagates 10:58 am EDT 08/06/20 | |
| In reply to: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT - Michael_Portantiere 11:57 am EDT 08/05/20 | |
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| My thought has always been that Mr. Lerner is making the point that these are "legal" and not "natural" laws in order to allow Arthur to emphasize his importance in the scheme of things in Camelot. All of the laws adduced apply to natural phenomena over which the king in most worlds doesn't have authority. "Regal" would work here to be sure, but the redundancy brings the point more directly to the hearer's attention. I can imagine it slipping by if regal were used. | |
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| re: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:02 pm EDT 08/06/20 | |
| In reply to: re: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT - pagates 10:58 am EDT 08/06/20 | |
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| That's an interesting way of looking at it, but "legal laws" is still redundant, even if Arthur's meaning is as you suggest. It should instead be something like "Those are the laws as ordained by royal decree," which I believe is actually how he phrases it in a spoken line right before the song starts. | |
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| re: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 07:17 pm EDT 08/06/20 | |
| In reply to: re: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT - Michael_Portantiere 02:02 pm EDT 08/06/20 | |
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| I regard “legal laws” as one of those show tunes that most annoys me. Laura, grumpy and pedantic to the end |
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