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minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIts not like those are all original ideas though. Romeo and Juliet is the poem “The tragical history of Romeus and Juliet” just tweaked into a play.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoSure. Half of Shakespeare’s work is adoption or embellishments on Greek myth and British folklore. But we get a blockbuster every year or three that’s just King Lear with the serial numbers filed off
Its not like those are all original ideas though. Romeo and Juliet is the poem “The tragical history of Romeus and Juliet” just tweaked into a play.
Sure. Half of Shakespeare’s work is adoption or embellishments on Greek myth and British folklore.
But we get a blockbuster every year or three that’s just King Lear with the serial numbers filed off