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Brown glass bottle of poison (Chloroform)

Would Shakespeare’s poisons and drugs work in reality?

Source: BBC

Several Shakespearean plots points, including the climax of Romeo and Juliet, focus on powerful potions. Did the bard dream them up, or might they have really existed?

This entry was posted in Absolute Power, Seeking Justice, Seeking Peace, Sweet Sorrow and tagged Arts & Entertainment, Health & Medicine on December 1, 2023 by Mikki Gibson.

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