In her article,"Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan shows that
A) the story of Hamlet does not retain its original meaning when told to a Tiv audience.
B) the story of Hamlet retains Shakespeare's meaning for both the English and the Tiv.
C) the Tiv misunderstood why Hamlet's father's ghost would seek revenge.
D) the Tiv were shocked by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to his uncle.

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Throughout the article, Bohannan describes how the Tiv people she told the story of Hamlet to had a different understanding and interpretation of the story than she originally intended. She realizes that the cultural differences between herself and the Tiv people led to a misinterpretation of the story. Therefore, it can be concluded that the story of Hamlet does not retain its original meaning when told to a Tiv audience.

In Her Article,"Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan Shows That