During the course of Emily St John Mandel's book, the characters participate in Shakespeare in their thoughts and actions.
Shakespeare instructor John Nygro will discuss the plays referred to in the novel including King Lear, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, and Romeo and Juliet. Each of these Shakespeare masterpieces has much to tell us about life, death, separation and reunion, emotional struggle, and the magic of everyday life.
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