Hamnet: The ‘Dumbing Down’ of Shakespeare

Hamnet: The ‘Dumbing Down’ of Shakespeare

From Substack: Disturbances by Sky Gilbert

Rewriting Shakespeare — making it more palatable, acceptable and comforting — has been the rule for centuries. Whatever ‘the bard’ was actually saying has traditionally been deemed too upsetting for most people, so it has been necessary to fiddle with the text…