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Shakespeare and the referendum

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Sylvia Morris

The knives have certainly been out since the Referendum vote on 23 June, and in the last week the Shakespearean references have been flying thick and fast, though the whole concept of a referendum would have been completely alien to … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, politics and the history of Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sylvia Morris

The Shakespeare Club’s October meeting consisted of a lecture by historian Nicholas Fogg on  Shakespeare and politics. It was perhaps no surprise that he had decided to look at the subject through a historical perspective, suggesting that to understand Shakespeare’s views … Continue reading →

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The corruption of power

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Political corruption was one of Shakespeare’s favourite subjects. You would expect to find it in tragedies like Hamlet and Richard III where power and its abuse are at the heart of the plot, but Shakespeare puts the subject of the … Continue reading →

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