Final curtain
May 29, 2022
2 minutes
by JENNY NICHOLLS
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DEATH BY SHAKESPEARE: SNAKEBITES, STABBINGS AND BROKEN HEARTS, by Kathryn Harkup (Bloomsbury, $32.99)
One of the most famous stage directions in history is “Exit, pursued by a bear”, from William Shakespeare’s 1610-11 play . It doesn’t end well for the runner, Antigonus. A witness tells the enthralled, appalled audience “the bear half dined on the gentleman”.
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