This monologue from THE BOOK OF SIR THOMAS MORE is widely believed to have been written by William Shakespeare. These words from Act 2, Scene 4 speak out in protest against a nation’s hostility towards immigrants, making “The Strangers’ Case.”

Filmed in the spring as a response to the increased hate and racism experienced by the Asian American Pacific Islander community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, this video was originally created to honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Regretfully, The Public delayed the original release of the video and failed to appropriately celebrate AAPI Heritage month. We're sharing it now after much reflection on Shakespeare's words, which have even greater resonance as people protest and speak out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and to denounce this country's "mountainish inhumanity."

To learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement and organizations supporting Black communities on the front lines, please visit publictheater.org/blacklivesmatter.

Learn more about this week's Brave New Shakespeare challenge at thepublic.nyc/bns9

Spanish Translation by: Gabriela Guraieb

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