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Hamlet
Shakespeare's tragedy; the role is the touchstone of the actor's art, and Norinski's insistence on a Czech Hamlet 'straight from the English' turns the part into a front in the national culture war.
Reading notes
- Two Stories of Prague §9 Hamlet
Shakespeare's tragedy and the supreme test of an actor; Norinski's vow to play a distinctively Czech Hamlet, drawn 'straight from the English,' makes the role a front in the Czech–German culture war.