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Christopher Rush

Christopher Rush 2008 on 'Will'

Interviewee(s)
Christopher Rush

Introduction

Christopher Rush has written an excellent book on how he sees Shakespeare giving his last will and testament and looking back at his life. We wanted to know more of his writing experiences and influences. Julia who reviewed the book also asked the questions.


Interview

JC: You have said that this book grew slowly for almost fifty years...once you actually started writing, how long did it take you?

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Will

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Christopher Rush
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Review

‘After 400 years, Shakespeare breaks his silence', proclaims the front cover of Christopher Rush's 459 page stream of consciousness reconstruction of Shakespeare's deathbed thoughts and memories. Yes, ‘Will' is a quasi Elizabethan pun, since Will (Shakespeare) and his gourmandising Stratford lawyer Francis Collins are engaged in drawing up the famous will in which Anne Hathaway is left her husband's ‘second best bed', a bequest which has tantalised commentators ever since 1616.

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