A tense family dinner where Mary attempts to maintain domestic order while John remains a brooding, silent presence. The scene explores the domestic friction and the weight of patriarchal authority within the Shakespeare household.
MARY: Where’ve you been? We expected you hours ago. Your supper’s near cold. Sit, sit.
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