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From 'A Gay History of the World' Not to be ignored were the writings of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare regularly created love triangles involving two men and a woman. According to Bruce Smith, Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare's England (University of Chicago Press, 1994), some examples are Macbeth-Lady Macbeth-Banquo in Macbeth, Romeo-Juliet-Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet-Ophelia-Horatio in Hamlet. Admittedly, not all of these groupings are homosexual, but they do border on male intimacy. The dedication (reading Mr. W. H.) to his Sonnets sparked considerable debate. Most scholars concluded the homoerotic sonnets were dedicated to a man. Oscar Wilde eventually wrote the essay The Portrait of W.H. about this issue. story4.htm
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