The Hamlet Podcast

Bonus Episode: Horace and the Five Act Structure

The Hamlet Podcast

Show Notes

In answer to the recent competition, here's a bonus episode discussing how Shakespeare's plays came to be divided into the five act structure that has come down to us. A mystery solved!

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