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“To be, or not to be; that is the question…”
Hamlet Act Three, Part One By Dennis Abrams ———————————– Act Three: Listening in on a meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia – at which Hamlet seems, frankly, unhinged – Claudius plots to send him away to England. The court gathers to … Continue reading
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“What dies with John of Gaunt? Nothing less than a vision of the world.”
Richard II Act Two, Part Two By Dennis Abrams ————————- As I was re-reading Act Two of Richard II last night, I was struck by the bitterness in the exchange between the dying John of Gaunt, Ill in myself to … Continue reading
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