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Kamila Shamsie: "Are we living our lives according to rules Shakespeare set up?"
The author touches on how deep Shakespeare's influence has become
Kamila Shamsie: "Are we living our lives according to rules Shakespeare set up?"- Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
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