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Shakespeare invented the cliffhanger because he enjoyed chao…
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Shakespeare invented the cliffhanger because he enjoyed chaos. Same, honestly.
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Shakespeare did not invent the cliffhanger. Serial storytelling devices existed long before him, and suspense is a very old narrative tool. The claim is a joke.
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