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Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Politics

Conversations with Bill Kristol

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Shakespeare's Anachronisms

Shakespeare was fascinated by the effect of christianity on politics. He found it interesting exploring republican government and mixed regimes. Hamlet's inability to make a decision is being torn in two directions, he says. The play has a lot of interesting anachronisms that i think are quite deliberate,. writes Andrew Keen.

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