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Charlene V. Smith's avatar

The wonderful scholar Emer McHugh has also written on the topic of added violence in production of Hamlets: https://howlround.com/are-we-traumatizing-people

Kate Pitt's avatar

Thank you! The article is brilliant as is the immensely patient reply in the comments: "Keep in mind that just because something doesn't match your anecdotal experience, doesn't mean it isn't true."

Josh Platt's avatar

I always thought the point of the scene was that he was trying to save her life ...