Shakespeare often uses a situation where the characters want to speak about themselves but deflect the talk on to someone else or onto 'a friend'- this means that they don't talk plainly, there are hints and implications that the audience is aware of but the characters on the stage are talking at cross purposes.
Discuss what the advantages are of this kind of conversation, what are the dangers and how Shakespeare uses it to further the plot or increase tension.
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