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Shakespeare + Canada

A digital resource exploring Canada's two-hundred year relationship with the most performed and translated playwright in the world.

Hamlet and the Unpledged Ghost

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     Without much available information, the subjects of this piece remain a mystery. Although, it is clear that Bengough utilized the tropes of Shakespearean ghosts to represent his subjects as ailed by political figures or factors in response to actions. Here, we have the ghost holding a candle which is fuming the word 'Ontario' in the form of a question mark.

Political Hauntings
Hamlet and the Unpledged Ghost