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Was Shakespeare gay?

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A new biography of William Shakespeare looks at the world’s greatest playwright through a queer lens. According to author Will Tosh, “Same-sex desire was particularly evident in Shakespeare’s sonnets and the Elizabethan society he moved in as a young man was much queerer than you might think."

Guest: Will Tosh, Head of Research at Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Will is the author of ‘Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare’ (Sceptre)

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A new biography of William Shakespeare looks at the world’s greatest playwright through a queer lens. According to author Will Tosh, “Same-sex desire was particularly evident in Shakespeare’s sonnets and the Elizabethan society he moved in as a young man was much queerer than you might think."

Guest: Will Tosh, Head of Research at Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Will is the author of ‘Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare’ (Sceptre)

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