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{{quote|[[The Nineties]] saw a wave of middle-brow adaptations of [[William Shakespeare|The Bard's plays]], otften taking them to new and interesting territory. There was [[Henry IV]] [[My Own Private Idaho|with rent boys]], [[wikipedia:Richard III chr(28)1995 filmchr(29)|a Fascist]] [[Richard III]], [[The Taming of the Shrew]] [[Ten Things I Hate About You|in High School]], [[Hamlet]] [[The Lion King|with lions]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] [[William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet|with seizures]]...|''[[Brows Held High|Oancitizen]]''', while reviewing another Shakespeare update, ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]''}}
{{quote|[[The Nineties]] saw a wave of middle-brow adaptations of [[William Shakespeare|The Bard's plays]], otften taking them to new and interesting territory. There was [[Henry IV]] [[My Own Private Idaho|with rent boys]], [[wikipedia:Richard III (1995 film)|a Fascist]] [[Richard III]], [[The Taming of the Shrew]] [[Ten Things I Hate About You|in High School]], [[Hamlet]] [[The Lion King|with lions]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] [[William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet|with seizures]]...|''[[Brows Held High|Oancitizen]]''', while reviewing another Shakespeare update, ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]''}}


Adaptations of old stories will frequently move them closer to the production in time and/or space, even if the original is only a couple of decades old, in a [[Derivative Works]] kind of [[Creator Provincialism]].
Adaptations of old stories will frequently move them closer to the production in time and/or space, even if the original is only a couple of decades old, in a [[Derivative Works]] kind of [[Creator Provincialism]].