Published: August 07, 2009 01:33 pm      

Indiana University students put Shakespeare characters on trial

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University students will hold mock murder trials this month based on the Shakespeare tragedies “Hamlet” and “Macbeth.”

The trials are part of a “Shakespeare and the Law” class offered through IU’s Intensive Freshman Seminars, which are held just before the fall semester begins. Students will read the plays and learn how to do opening statements, examinations and closing arguments.

IU professors will take the stand as witnesses, playing characters such as Ophelia, Hamlet, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.

The mock trials will be held at the Monroe County Courthouse on Aug. 20, and the public is invited to attend.