William Shakespeare - Revision history

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Shakespeare in Port Elizabeth

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 Imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, often in one of the 10 local languages. in most of the 10 [[South African languages]].
-For translations of particular Shakespearean plays into the various indigenous [[Languages of South Africa]], see the individual entries on the relevant plays.
+'''For more on translations of particular Shakespearean plays into the various indigenous [[Languages of South Africa]], see the individual entries on the relevant plays.'''
 In 1945, a Grahamstown-born man, [[Stephen A. Andrew]] translated [[Romeo and Juliet]] into Esperanto, the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. In 1947 he translated [[Anthony and Cleopatra]] as well.

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 Imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, often in one of the 10 local languages. in most of the 10 [[South African languages]].
-For translations of Shakespeare particular plays into the various indigenous [[Languages of South Africa]], see the entry on the relevant plays.
+For translations of particular Shakespearean plays into the various indigenous [[Languages of South Africa]], see the individual entries on the relevant plays.
 In 1945, a Grahamstown-born man, [[Stephen A. Andrew]] translated [[Romeo and Juliet]] into Esperanto, the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. In 1947 he translated [[Anthony and Cleopatra]] as well.

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 His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
-Imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, in most of the 10 [[indiginous languages]] [[South African languages]].
+Imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, often in one of the 10 local languages. in most of the 10 [[South African languages]].
 For translations of Shakespeare particular plays into the various indigenous [[Languages of South Africa]], see the entry on the relevant plays.

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 Imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, in most of the 10 [[indiginous languages]] [[South African languages]].
-For translations of Shakespeare particular plays into the [[Indigenous Languages of South Africa]], see the entry on the relevant plays.
+For translations of Shakespeare particular plays into the various indigenous [[Languages of South Africa]], see the entry on the relevant plays.
 In 1945, a Grahamstown-born man, [[Stephen A. Andrew]] translated [[Romeo and Juliet]] into Esperanto, the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. In 1947 he translated [[Anthony and Cleopatra]] as well.

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 Imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, in most of the 10 [[indiginous languages]] [[South African languages]].
-For translations of Shakespeare particular plays into South African languages, see the entry on the relevant plays.
+For translations of Shakespeare particular plays into the [[Indigenous Languages of South Africa]], see the entry on the relevant plays.
 In 1945, a Grahamstown-born man, [[Stephen A. Andrew]] translated [[Romeo and Juliet]] into Esperanto, the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. In 1947 he translated [[Anthony and Cleopatra]] as well.

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 ==Performances and adaptations of his plays in South Africa==
-His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. imported into South Africa under colonial rule, his works have frequently been performed here by amateurs, professionals, schools and universities. Numerous translations and adaptations of the works have also been created in South Africa, in most of the 10 indigenous languages as well.
+His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
 In 1945, a Grahamstown-born man, [[Stephen A. Andrew]] translated [[Romeo and Juliet]] into Esperanto, the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. In 1947 he translated [[Anthony and Cleopatra]] as well.

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 In July of that year the city was visited by the Cambridge University group brought out for the Shakespeare Festival by the [[English Academy of South Africa]].
-They presented two of the less popular plays, "[[Comedy of Errors]] and "[[Love's Labours Lost]]".
+They presented two of the less popular plays, "[[Comedy of Errors]] and "[[Love's Labour's Lost]]".
 These were interesting productions in a new exciting modern idiom, almost a romp.