The Smackdown: Shakespeare or North Korea

The Smackdown: Shakespeare vs North Korea

Who throws the most devastating verbal darts? The Bard of Avon faces off against The Poet of Pyongyang – but with two wordsmiths this talented, can you even tell the difference? Test your knowledge of the can(n)on.

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