▁dis lik ed ▁Mercur y ▁Fur ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁subject ▁matter ▁and ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁experience ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁create ▁for ▁its ▁audience : ▁ ▁“ I ▁don ’ t ▁think ▁there ▁is ▁anything ▁wrong ▁with ▁people ▁being ▁dist urbed ▁within ▁the ▁theatre ▁at ▁all … ▁I ▁think ▁theatre ▁is ▁fifteen ▁years ▁behind ▁any ▁other ▁art ▁form … ▁It ’ s ▁still ▁perce ived ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁subject ▁matter ▁based ▁art ▁form . ▁You ▁wouldn ’ t ▁go ▁along ▁and ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁Su z anne ▁painting ▁and ▁critic ize ▁it ▁just ▁on ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁app les ▁she ’ s ▁chosen ▁to ▁paint , ▁you ’ d ▁critic ize ▁it , ▁and ▁you ’ d ▁judge ▁it ▁and ▁experience ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁paint … ▁Because ▁we ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁basic ▁literal ▁tradition ▁we ▁still ▁view ▁stage ▁plays ▁as ▁kind ▁of ▁gl or ified ▁nov els ▁and ▁we ▁judge ▁them ▁purely ▁on ▁their ▁subject ▁matter , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁experience ▁of ▁sitting ▁there ▁and ▁watching ▁the ▁play .” ▁ ▁R id ley ▁also ▁def ended ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁violence ▁within ▁the ▁story , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁moral ▁purpose ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁more ▁about ▁love ▁than ▁violence : ▁" The ▁things ▁that ▁happen ▁in ▁Mercur y ▁Fur ▁are ▁not ▁grat uit ous , ▁they ▁are ▁heart - bre aking . ▁The ▁people ▁may ▁do ▁terrible ▁things ▁but ▁everything ▁they ▁do ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁love , ▁in