... . Even non-theatre-goers have heard of Broadway and/or musicals that have been taken to film such as Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd (which Stephen also wrote), Mama Mia, The Phantom of the Opera, and Rent just to name a few. Another show influenced by earlier playwrights is "West Side Story." Upon a closer inspection, the popular musical, one would begin to realize ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... William Shakespeare tells the story of a young man named Hamlet. His fragile idealism shattered by his father's brutal death causes him to lose faith in humanity. When his late father's phantom visits him, he persuades Hamlet to take revenge against his uncle Claudius; his father's true killer. Hamlet acts as if he's mad, and in his so-called unrest full stage ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School