2010-01-18T02:36:02Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/the-merchant-of-veniceComments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/the-merchant-of-venicetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/262/884Comment #8842010-01-18T02:36:02ZSursumCorda<p>An interesting observation from the commentary with the DVD: The director and leading actress kept making pointed comments about homoerotic tension in the play. But the actor who played the character they were talking about insisted that he did not "play him gay," but that male friendships in our time are impoverished and limited compared to what was possible in that time and place. A kiss, even on the lips, between two men did not imply homosexuality. Hear, hear! Our society's insistence on seeing nearly everything in sexual terms is a sign of its sickness, I think.</p>