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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:21 am
Trying to post this in the Re-enactment thread. It ain't having it.
Well, you can read Shakespeare or, if you like, study drama and get yourself a part in one of his plays. Assuming you like Shakespeare. Not sure I do, personally...
I think there's definitely worth to any action (and I don't mean just the events of which you speak) which offers the possibility of seeing something from the perspective of whatever historical peoples take your interest, even if that perspective may be diluted by lakefuls of beer after the event (unless you're researching ancient beer consumption I guess) - that said, I don't know how many theories I'd like to see defended to the point of shouting matches if they're derived mainly from spending half a day dressed as a roman (if you see what I mean), but otherwise yep, why not?
After all, Thor Heyerdahl's trips might just be seen as a form of re-enactment, and I don't know where you'd draw the line between worthwhile re-enactment and pointless re-enactment (unless you're re-enacting great battles of the future or something).
