<3 and h8: Emoji-speak versions of Shakespeare published

By Christopher Hooton for the Independent, 12 June

Shakespeare can be a little challenging as a teenager but that’s part of the joy of-NEVER MIND there’s a TL;DR version now!

Penguin has launched an OMG Shakespeare series that reimagines his most famous plays in the digital age, with titles including Macbeth #killingit A Midsummer Night #NoFilter and YOLO Juliet.

The plays, retold by Courtney Carbone and Brett Wright, are condensed down to terse Whatsapp-esque messages, with characters ‘checking in’ rather than walking on stage and updating their relationship statuses at key moments.

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Further examples provided by Kirstie McCrum at the Mirror.

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