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Welcome to the Hall of Imagination for the episode “Plagues”
The strange thing about an invisible enemy… is that you can’t glare it down.
You can’t bargain with it.
You can’t even boo it off the stage.WILL (dry):
Oh, you can boo it, sir. The heavens will not care—
but you may feel better.GEORGE:
This is an episode that deals with plague in Shakespeare’s lifetime… and COVID in ours.
Two ages. Two kinds of dread. One species—still trying to act brave.GEORGE:
Before we start, a rule for anyone joining us:
In my podcast, Shakespeare—the character—has the ability to look back from our present day to his life on earth.
So he can react to films, modern productions, scholarship, the whole lot.
But—this matters—he cannot predict the future in any way.
No prophecies. No “coming attractions.” No magic spoilers.
Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
