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If Shakespeare characters used smartphones

Ahead of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Jess imagines what life would be like if the Bard's creations had today's technology.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bottom would turn to Yahoo! Answers for salvation…

midsummer night's dream yahoo asks

The Tempest

Antonio and his crew wouldn’t crash on the island…

tempest weather app

Romeo and Juliet

Less balconies, more Tinder…

romeo and juliet tinder

Othello

Iago would be trying to troll Othello on Twitter…

otherllo twitter

Macbeth

The best toil and trouble is planned on WhatsApp…

macbeth whatsapp

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