The people foolishly desire a divisive character in their play, someone one side can love, and the other side will hate.
So the producers of the play give the people what they want: a minor character, of no consequence, who can be quibbled over by audience's idiots, the folks that can only think about one scene at at time, the people who can't see overarching plot of this tragic comedy.
That being said, it is important to remember that the play is never about the action happening on the stage.
If it were, people would perform plays all the time, without an audience.
The play is only ever about eliciting a response from the audience. They are the only people in the room that matter.
plays can also be staged to divert attention from something else.
That's why you never let the audience see what's happening behind the curtain.
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