{"id":22229,"date":"2026-03-08T14:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/readers-reply-what-if-shakespeare-was-dropped-in-modern-day-london\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:37:24","slug":"readers-reply-what-if-shakespeare-was-dropped-in-modern-day-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/readers-reply-what-if-shakespeare-was-dropped-in-modern-day-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers reply: What if Shakespeare was dropped in modern-day London?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to today\u2019s Trafalgar Square<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s question: <\/strong>which are more like life, novels or films?<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

If William Shakespeare \u2013 or Florence Nightingale, or Attila the Hun, or Julius Caesar, or Jane Austen, or Pocahontas \u2013 was dropped in Trafalgar Square, London, what would they find most unusual? And how would we explain it to them? Giles, Suffolk<\/em><\/p>\n

Send new questions to <\/em>nq@theguardian.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to today\u2019s Trafalgar Square
\nThis week\u2019s question: which are more like life, novels or films?
\nIf William Shakespeare \u2013 or Florence Nightingale, or Attila the Hun, or Julius Caesar, or Jane Austen, or Pocahontas \u2013 was dropped in Trafalgar Square, London, what would they find most unusual? And how would we explain it to them? Giles, Suffolk
\nSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to today\u2019s Trafalgar Square This week\u2019s question: which are more like life, novels or films? If William Shakespeare \u2013 or Florence Nightingale, or Attila the Hun, or Julius Caesar, or Jane Austen, or Pocahontas \u2013 was dropped …<\/p>\n

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