Haply the seas and countries differentWith variable objects shall expelThis something-settled matter in his heart,Whereon his brains still beating puts him thusFrom fashion of himself. (3.1.170-74) Analyzed often from a psychoanalytical perspective,…

Review of Slings and Arrows Season 2

A critical review of "Haider," a contemporary radical film, as it is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, delving primarily into the film's presentation of political unrest in Kashmir, and its use of mise-en-scene and cinematography to both convey…

A critical review of the 2000 production ofHamlet, directed byMichael Almereyda.

Is it possible to stage Macbeth, a political tragedy set in 11th century Scotland, as a dark comedy set in a 70’s American burger joint?
Yes.
But should you?
Maybe not, but the cast and crew of Scotland, PA did it anyway.
Scotland, PA (2001)…

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