Shakespeare in the Bush

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Shakespeare in the Bush
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

• What is it all about?

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Bush People
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Laura Bohannon

• Attended Oxford College in Britain
• Has a background in Anthropology
• Went to Africa to learn about the African Bush
  people
• Believed that human culture is universal
• Did her research in the 70s

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Reflection Questions

• How did the elders respond to her story (Hamlet)?
• What was the author trying to prove about the
  Bush people?
• How does the authors background influence how
  she told the story?
• What (if any) rhetorical appeals did the author
  use?