Post by: AngelOfThyNight on November 25, 2025, 11:14:07 AM
A new film, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, posits that the death of Shakespeare's 11-year-old son may have inspired one of the greatest fictional tragedies ever written.
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(Image credit: Agata Grzybowska)
Source: Forget 'Shakespeare in Love' — 'Hamnet' explores Shakespeare in grief (https://www.npr.org/2025/11/21/nx-s1-5615302/hamnet-review-shakespeare)