A Midsummer Night's Dream: French Crown 1.2.087

The transcript discusses the term 'French crown,' not as a coin but as a reference to the baldness of some Frenchmen, linked to syphilis, which was believed by the English to have been brought by the French. It further explains that if a character like Bottom were to wear a French crown beard, it would mean appearing on stage without facial hair, symbolizing the effects of syphilis.

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