Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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It’s the year 1600 and I am already an accomplished playwright, having written plays and created characters like Romeo and Juliet that would be revered for centuries. This might have been enough for any other artist, but I am not any artist by any means. I am William Shakespeare about to write Hamlet. It’s the… Continue reading I am William Shakespeare about to write Hamlet
Robert Egger’s The Northman is based on the same source material as Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a Viking legend circa 1,000 AD, but takes a completely different path, crafting an almost anti-Hamlet. This “Shakespherean” mode of adaptation presents a unique opportunity to return to Shakespeare’s original roots and illuminate both works. Despite attempts to cancel the world’s… Continue reading Hamlet, The Northman, and Shakespeare’s genius through the looking glass
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 