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Modified Mercutio’s suggestive puns in Romeo and Juliet to be more "decent". 🏛️ Modern Context & Examples Thomas Bowdler: censor, philanthropist, and doctor

Changed Lady Macbeth’s "Out, damned spot!" to "Out, crimson spot!". bowdlerise

: He aimed to remove profanity, sexual references, and "blasphemous" exclamations so the works could be read aloud to women and children. Famous Edits : Modified Mercutio’s suggestive puns in Romeo and Juliet

Completely removed characters like Doll Tearsheet, a prostitute, from Henry IV, Part 2 . and doctor Changed Lady Macbeth’s "Out