Dr. BALE Rebekah2021-02-192021-02-192017https://shakespeare.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/shakespeare/index.php?id=1098http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/6303This paper discusses two post-colonial adaptations of Shakespeare by playwrights from the Republic of Congo. The Hamlet adaptation focuses on Gertrude as a product of forced marriage and the role of spirits in Kongo society. The adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is a radical re-working of the tragedy to highlight the political and violent nature of the post-independence African society.enOther Article