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Act 1, Scene 3, line 93.

Note to Twelfth Night, 1.3.93, "bear-baiting"

"Bear-baiting" is the punch-line of the unintentional joke contained in Sir Andrew's wish that he had spent as much time on learning languages as he had on fencing, dancing, and bear-baiting. Knowledge of languages, fencing, and dancing are all gentlemanly accomplishments, but spending time on bear-baiting is like spending time on mastering the art of beer bonging.

Bear-baiting was a popular spectator blood sport conducted, among other places, at the Bear Garden, which was a building which looked a lot like the Globe Theater and was practically next door. The "blood sport" consisted of tying a bear to a stake and setting a pack of dogs on it. [Bear baiting was introduced to England during the Medieval period of the 1200's, and nearly every town in Elizabethan England (1558-1603) boasted a Bull and Bear baiting ring.]
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