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[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Its not like those are all original ideas though. Romeo and Juliet is the poem "The tragical history of Romeus and Juliet" just tweaked into a play.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Sure. Half of Shakespeare's work is adoption or embellishments on Greek myth and British folklore.

But we get a blockbuster every year or three that's just King Lear with the serial numbers filed off

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