Shakespeare’s insults put centre stage by Globe PhD student

Thesis explores thumb-biting, ‘Spanish figs’ and other rude Elizabethan gestures

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August 28, 2016

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February 16, 2017

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Staging scenes at Shakespeare's Globe can shed unexpected light on the beliefs and emotional attitudes of the past

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