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Stage and Screen Education and Inspiration The American Identity

THE AMERICAN IDENTITY

 

Crafts, Commerce, and Cartoons

Crafts, Commerce, and Cartoons

The best way to see Shakespeare’s enduring role in American culture may be to look at objects from daily life. Advertisements and cartoons, calendars, craft projects, and scrapbooks, are just a few of the materials through which William Shakespeare has made an appearance over the years. Use this gallery to explore a sample of the Bard’s influence on life in the United States.

 

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