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[Just a quick disclaimer because I know Reddit can be a very sensitive. This is obviously going to be a controversial, difficult topic; so please keep it relatively light in the comments because I am genuinely interested and would prefer that the post not be taken down by moderators]

What do you think of blackface in productions?

Not out of mockery like minstrel shows, but moreso for accuracy of the character like in Sir Laurence Olivier's Othello.

Just trying to gauge what people think, so I appreciate any knowledge/opinions whatsoever.

If you had to explain Shakespeare to an alien (who knows nothing whatsoever about human civilisation), and could only choose one play to give them, which would it be?

In simpler terms, what is the quintessential Shakespearean play? Not necessarily your favourite.