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One thing I like to do when I teach Shakespeare is point out how his plots and characters are so timeless that we can see them in many modern forms of media. I particularly believe this is true with Disney (since both Disney and Shakespeare made use of fairy tales in their work). In this episode, I trace the connective roots between the Disney movie "Encanto," and the Shakespearean tragedy "King Lear."
By The Shakespearean StudentOne thing I like to do when I teach Shakespeare is point out how his plots and characters are so timeless that we can see them in many modern forms of media. I particularly believe this is true with Disney (since both Disney and Shakespeare made use of fairy tales in their work). In this episode, I trace the connective roots between the Disney movie "Encanto," and the Shakespearean tragedy "King Lear."