"In my years of studying, teaching, and writing about Shakespeare I have become more and more interested in how he ransacked the literature of his age, stealing storylines and characters from other authors, and remaking their works. Neither Hamlet nor King Lear, Brutus nor Caesar, Romeo nor Juliet were his original creations... He was a Renaissance “remix artist”—perhaps the greatest ever"
Today on The Academic Minute, Thomas Olsen, associate professor and chair of the English department at SUNY New Paltz, discusses how Shakespeare remixed other artist's work to create his masterpieces.