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The role of Shakespeare in the politics of South Africa and why he still matters today

The role of Shakespeare in the politics of South Africa and why he still matters today.

If we think of William Shakespeare as exclusively English, we should think again. People around the world have adopted his work and made it something that speaks to their own culture. Writer and academic Nadia Davids takes us to Cape Town and Johannesburg to hear how Shakespeare has played an important role in the politics of a troubled country, and how he still matters in post-Apartheid South Africa.

(Photo: A man carries a volume of Shakespeare's complete works. Credit: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

The Compass: Shakespeare in the World

A look at three big global cultures - India, South Africa and the USA - through the works of William Shakespeare.

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