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Alcohol Shakespeare's Plays Drink Sir Great Provoker Things

Text 'Drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things.'
Alcohol is often present in Shakespeare's plays
Buckner B. Trawick: each one of Shakespeare's plays contains at least one reference to alcohol, or at the very least some sort of thematic element that alludes to it
There are lighter moments in Macbeth where alcohol must be present; although it may not be referenced explicitly; occasions such as Macbeth's celebration feast would be quite a dull affair without it.
When alcohol is referred to directly, it is in a negative sense; Shakespeare explores its dark side effects and the adverse influence it can hold.

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