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Can Love Survive Marriage? Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare

Johnathan Bi

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Exploring Elizabethan Society and Shakespeare's Complex Personal Life

This chapter examines the societal attitudes towards homosexuality during Shakespeare's time, highlighting the contradictions between public norms and private behaviors. It also reflects on Shakespeare's personal life, particularly his marriage and the implications of his decision to leave his family for his career.

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