Radical Shakespeare: Why do we get him so wrong?
By Pauline Kiernan
A timely study which restores the revolutionary message of Shakespeare's art.
Monday, 24 April 2023
He loves blind-siding us in just about every play.
A LITTLE TOUCH OF SHAKESPEARE
MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD KIN.
And from out of nowhere, a character we've been encouraged to think is a stupid fool, makes us sit up:
"I was adored once, too."
How did this dramatist ALWAYS show us what it is to be human?
After more than 60 years in intimate relationship with him, I still do not know.
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