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On the stage of the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, actor Will Smith turns away after slapping comedian Chris Rock.

A Feminist Scholar Explains Why Will Smith’s Words Speak as Loudly as His Actions

BY MARLEEN S. BARR I could only look at the Will Smith meltdown from the point of view of that earlier Will, because Shakespeare has so many characters who precipitate a steep and stunning downfall: Macbeth, Lear, Othello, Hamlet, Shylock. The title of Smith’s movie, in which he plays the father of Venus and Serena…

April 8, 2022 in Diversions.

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