The Recourse to Shakespeare in Vărul Shakespeare by Marin Sorescu

Abstract

The paper, intended as an analysis, at the level of plot, characters, diction and the reality-fiction relationship, of Marin Sorescu’s appropriation of different elements of the Shakespearean canon (especially of Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream) in his play Vărul Shakespeare/ Cousin Shakespeare, aims at demonstrating Shakespeare’s everlasting actuality in our postmodern world, along with considering
Sorescu’s resourcefulness in recreating his spirit in a remarkable play.