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Oranges were sold by "women of ill repute" in the globe. Purchasing one was a method of purchasing a sexual favor. Hence, their appearance in Much Ado About Nothing has a little more connotation to it than you might otherwise think.

Additionally, an article published on the topic, "Accidental Shakespeare" by Yates, addresses the topic widely from a New Historicist point of view, the currently vogue method of Shakespeare scholarship.

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