How to Add Suspense to Your Stories and Dramatically Improve Your Content

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At a TED conference in 2008, music conductor Benjamin Zander talks about the story of Shakespeare’s well-known play, Hamlet.

In Act One, scene three, Hamlet finds out that his uncle killed his father. Now Hamlet must have his revenge.

As the play progresses, Hamlet almost kills his uncle, but pulls himself back. He has many opportunities to get rid of his uncle, but somehow doesn’t finish the job.

So, is Hamlet a procrastinator?

“No, otherwise the play would be over, stupid,” Zander says. “That’s why Shakespeare puts all that stuff in Hamlet — Ophelia going mad, the play within the play, Yorick’s …read more