Death by poison in Elizabethan theatre.
In Elizabethan theatre, many deaths and attempted murders are based on the use of poison and Shakespearean works are not an exception. This article reviews the plots of a number of Elizabethan plays, some of which are based on real events, where poisoning is the preferred method of murder.
Ricci
Giovanni R
GR
Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence, Italy. gr.ricci@tin.it
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