eral points positively scandalous. Gods were spoken of with obvious irreverence. Oracles and priests were held up to ridicule. Voltaire's Queen Jocasta delivered lines such as: 'These priests are not what the vile rabble think them; their knowledge springs from our credulity.' The spirit of defiance of authority, divine and earthly, radiated through the words of the skeptical and liberal young playwright. Audiences were scandalized and delighted. The play broke all performance records
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