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Shakespeare's Henry V: Two Views of War
Throughout the twentieth century, producers in the movie industry have tried to capture the art of Shakespearean plays on film. All of the attempts at establishing comparable productions has resulted in various impressions of a single script. When producers with different perceptions of a drama execute a film on the basis of their conceptions, the outcome is a plethora of different movies with the exact same subject matter. William Shakespeare's plays, such as Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, have been made several times over with different portrayals of the actual events. A prime exa....
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