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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Homer]] gets a letter from the library telling him he has [[Classics for Children|an overdue book]], which he checked out when [[Bart]] was born to have something to read to him. [[Lisa]] finds the book, and Homer reads three stories from it: one about [[Odysseus]], one about [[Joan of Arc]], and one about [[Prince Hamlet]].}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Homer]] gets a letter from the library telling him he has [[Classics for Children|an overdue book]], which he checked out when [[Bart]] was born to have something to read to him. [[Lisa]] finds the book, and Homer reads three stories from it: one about [[Odysseus]], one about [[Joan of Arc]], and one about [[Prince Hamlet]].}}
 == Plot ==

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-"'''Tales from the Public Domain'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[season 13]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two hundred eighty-third episode overall. It originally aired on March 17, [[2002]]. The episode was written by [[Andrew Kreisberg]], [[Josh Lieb]] and [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]].
+"'''Tales from the Public Domain'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[Season 13|broadcast season 13]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two hundred eighty-third episode overall. It originally aired on March 17, [[2002]]. The episode was written by [[Andrew Kreisberg]], [[Josh Lieb]] and [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]].
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Homer]] gets a letter from the library telling him he has an overdue book, which he had checked out when [[Bart]] was born to have something to read to him. [[Lisa]] finds the book and suggests that he read to them from it now. Homer then reads three stories from the book.}}
+{{Desc|[[Homer]] gets a letter from the library telling him he has [[Classics for Children|an overdue book]], which he checked out when [[Bart]] was born to have something to read to him. [[Lisa]] finds the book, and Homer reads three stories from it: one about [[Odysseus]], one about [[Joan of Arc]], and one about [[Prince Hamlet]].}}
 == Plot ==
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 === Do the Bard, Man ===
-Prince [[Hamlet]] ([[Bart]])'s uncle [[Claudius]] ([[Moe]]) marries [[Gertrude]] ([[Marge]]) after killing [[King Hamlet]] ([[Homer]]) with poison. The King returns to his son as a ghost, telling him of the betrayal and requesting that his death be avenged. Prince Hamlet, with the help of a professional actor ([[Krusty]]), puts on a play to make Claudius reveal himself as guilty. Since Hamlet knows what he did, Claudius attempts to kill him. [[Ophelia]] ([[Lisa]]) thinks Hamlet has gone crazy and boasts that nobody can out-crazy her, ending with her jumping out a window into a pond. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally kills [[Polonius]] ([[Chief Wiggum]]). His son, [[Laertes]] ([[Ralph Wiggum]]), proposes to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. As his "practice stab," Laertes kills himself, and Hamlet proceeds to murder Claudius. [[Rosencarl]] and [[Guildenlenny]] ([[Carl]] and [[Lenny]]), meanwhile, have been covered in poison, along with food, curtains, and other objects in the room, and kill each other with a high five. Hamlet walks away to celebrate, but he slips on some blood and dies. Seeing a big mess she does not want to clean up, Gertrude commits suicide by hitting herself with a mace, and everyone is dead.
+[[Prince Hamlet]] ([[Bart]])'s uncle [[Claudius]] ([[Moe]]) marries [[Gertrude]] ([[Marge]]) after killing [[King Hamlet]] ([[Homer]]) with poison. The King returns to his son as a ghost, telling him of the betrayal and requesting that his death be avenged. Prince Hamlet, with the help of a professional actor ([[Krusty]]), puts on a play to make Claudius reveal himself as guilty. Since Hamlet knows what he did, Claudius attempts to kill him. [[Ophelia]] ([[Lisa]]) thinks Hamlet has gone crazy and boasts that nobody can out-crazy her, ending with her jumping out a window into a pond. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally kills [[Polonius]] ([[Chief Wiggum]]). His son, [[Laertes]] ([[Ralph Wiggum]]), proposes to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. As his "practice stab," Laertes kills himself, and Hamlet proceeds to murder Claudius. [[Rosencarl]] and [[Guildenlenny]] ([[Carl]] and [[Lenny]]), meanwhile, have been covered in poison, along with food, curtains, and other objects in the room, and kill each other with a high five. Hamlet walks away to celebrate, but he slips on some blood and dies. Seeing a big mess she does not want to clean up, Gertrude commits suicide by hitting herself with a mace, and everyone is dead.
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-"'''Tales from the Public Domain'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[season 13]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two-hundred and eighty-third episode overall. It originally aired on March 17, [[2002]]. The episode was written by [[Andrew Kreisberg]], [[Josh Lieb]] and [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]].
+"'''Tales from the Public Domain'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[season 13]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two hundred eighty-third episode overall. It originally aired on March 17, [[2002]]. The episode was written by [[Andrew Kreisberg]], [[Josh Lieb]] and [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 == Plot ==
 === Opening sequence ===
-[[Marge]] brings [[Homer]] the mail, which consists of overdue bills and a notice from the library of an overdue book (the latter of which is the biggest shock to Homer). Homer says that he checked out the book when [[Bart]] was born, intending to read to him from it every day, but forgot about it: "Stuff kept coming up. Mostly car-related." [[Lisa]] finds the book (titled ''[[Classics for Children]]'') and suggests that Homer read to them from it now. Homer first goes on a mini-tirade about how he'll decide who reads and when, but then agrees and reads three stories from the book.
+[[Marge]] brings [[Homer]] the mail, which consists of overdue bills and a notice from the library about an overdue book (the latter being the biggest shock to Homer). Homer says he checked out the book when [[Bart]] was born, intending to read to him from it every day, but forgot about it: "Stuff kept coming up. Mostly car-related." [[Lisa]] finds the book (titled ''[[Classics for Children]]'') and suggests Homer read to them from it now. Homer first goes on a mini-tirade about how he'll decide who reads and when, but then agrees and reads three stories from the book.
 === D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou? ===
-[[Homer]] cast as [[Odysseus]] and other Spingfieldians as the other characters in the ''Odyssey''. Odysseus gives the [[King of Troy]] ([[Ned Flanders]]) a huge wooden horse, which is actually a trap as Odysseus and his army (including [[Apu]], [[Lenny]], [[Moe]], [[Professor Frink]] and [[Carl]]) are hidden inside. That night, Odysseus and his men emerge and kill all of Troy's citizens, ending the Trojan War. However, Odysseus refuses to sacrifice a sheep, angering the gods, [[Zeus]], [[Dionysus]], and [[Poseidon]] ([[Mayor Quimby]],[[Barney]] and [[Horatio McCallister]]). Odysseus sails for his home, [[Ithaca]], but Poseidon literally blows Odysseus and his crew far off their course. They end up visiting the island of the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]), and then [[Circe]] ([[Lindsey Naegle]]). Odysseus's crew drink from a cauldron on Circe's island and are turned into pigs, whom Odysseus eats in spite of Circe's repeatedly telling him who they really are. Circe then tells Odysseus how to get home: He must sail through Hades, crossing the [[River Styx]], in order to get to Ithaca. He does so and makes it home, where he is reunited with his wife [[Penelope]] ([[Marge]]) and son [[Telemachus]] ([[Bart]]). However, he finds a group of suitors ([[Krusty the Clown]], [[Kirk Van Houten]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]], [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Sideshow Mel]]) seeking Penelope's hand in marriage, since they all believe that Odysseus is dead. He runs them all through with his spear. Penelope asks Odysseus to spend some time with her, but Odysseus complains that she's smothering him and goes to [[Moe's]] instead.
+[[Homer]] is cast as [[Odysseus]] and other Springfieldians as the other characters in the ''Odyssey''. Odysseus gives the [[King of Troy]] ([[Ned Flanders]]) a huge wooden horse, which is actually a trap as Odysseus and his army (including [[Apu]], [[Lenny]], [[Moe]], [[Professor Frink]], and [[Carl]]) are hidden inside. That night, Odysseus and his men emerge and kill all of Troy's citizens, ending the Trojan War. However, Odysseus refuses to sacrifice a sheep, angering the gods, [[Zeus]], [[Dionysus]], and [[Poseidon]] ([[Mayor Quimby]], [[Barney]], and [[Horatio McCallister]]). Odysseus sails for his home, [[Ithaca]], but Poseidon literally blows Odysseus and his crew far off their course. They end up visiting the island of the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]) and then [[Circe]] ([[Lindsey Naegle]]). Odysseus's crew drink from a cauldron on Circe's island and are turned into pigs, whom Odysseus eats in spite of Circe repeatedly telling him who they really are. Circe then tells Odysseus how to get home: He must sail through Hades, crossing the [[River Styx]], in order to get to Ithaca. He does so and makes it home, where he is reunited with his wife [[Penelope]] ([[Marge]]) and son [[Telemachus]] ([[Bart]]). However, he finds a group of suitors ([[Krusty the Clown]], [[Kirk Van Houten]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]], [[Mr. Burns]], and [[Sideshow Mel]]) seeking Penelope's hand in marriage, since they all believe Odysseus is dead. He runs them all through with his spear. Penelope asks Odysseus to spend some time with her, but Odysseus complains that she's smothering him and goes to [[Moe's]] instead.
 === Hot Child in the City ===
-[[Joan of Arc]] ([[Lisa]]), gets told by [[God]] to lead the French to victory. So she leads the French against the English in the Hundred Years' War. During a battle, the English capture Joan and put her on trial. She is accused of witchcraft, and sentenced to death. When Joan claims that she was following God's will, an English/Scottish soldier ([[Groundskeeper Willie]]) reveals that he too was chosen by God, but to lead the English armies against the French. God's voice then excuses Himself by revealing that the two were never supposed to meet.
+[[Joan of Arc]] ([[Lisa]]) is told by [[God]] to lead the French to victory. So she leads the French against the English in the Hundred Years' War. During a battle, the English capture Joan and put her on trial. She is accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death. When Joan claims she was following God's will, an English/Scottish soldier ([[Groundskeeper Willie]]) reveals that he too was chosen by God, but to lead the English armies against the French. God's voice then excuses Himself by revealing the two were never supposed to meet.
-As they read the end, Joan of Arc is being burnt at the stake. Lisa asks Homer "Do they actually burn her?" Marge then interrupts, and rips out the last page of the story, claiming that Sir Lancelot rescues her, and they escape and live in a spaceship before eating the page and laughing nervously, mentioning, "Well, at least it was easier to chew than that Bambi video."
+As they read the end, Joan of Arc is being burnt at the stake. Lisa asks Homer, "Do they actually burn her?" Marge then interrupts and rips out the last page of the story, claiming that Sir Lancelot rescues her, and they escape and live in a spaceship before eating the page and laughing nervously, mentioning, "Well, at least it was easier to chew than that Bambi video."
 === Do the Bard, Man ===
-Prince [[Hamlet]]'s ([[Bart]]) uncle [[Claudius]] ([[Moe]]) marries [[Gertrude]] ([[Marge]]) after killing [[King Hamlet]] ([[Homer]]) by poison. The King returns to his son as a ghost, telling him of the betrayal and requesting that his death be avenged. Prince Hamlet, with the help of a professional actor ([[Krusty]]), puts on a play to make Claudius reveal himself to be guilty, and because Hamlet knows what he did, Claudius attempts to kill him. [[Ophelia]] ([[Lisa]]) thinks Hamlet has gone crazy and boasts that nobody can out-crazy her, ending with her jumping off a window into a pond. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally kills [[Polonius]] ([[Chief Wiggum]]). His son, [[Laertes]] ([[Ralph Wiggum]]), proposes to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. As his "practice stab", Laertes kills himself (this moment is cut from [[Channel 4]] arings of the episode) and Hamlet proceeds to murder Claudius. [[Rosencarl]] and [[Guildenlenny]] ([[Carl]] and [[Lenny]]), meanwhile, have been covered in poison, along with food, curtains and other objects in the room, and kill each other with a high five. Hamlet walks away to celebrate, but he slips on some blood and dies. Seeing a big mess she does not want to clean up, Gertrude commits suicide by hitting herself with a mace and everyone is dead.
+Prince [[Hamlet]] ([[Bart]])'s uncle [[Claudius]] ([[Moe]]) marries [[Gertrude]] ([[Marge]]) after killing [[King Hamlet]] ([[Homer]]) with poison. The King returns to his son as a ghost, telling him of the betrayal and requesting that his death be avenged. Prince Hamlet, with the help of a professional actor ([[Krusty]]), puts on a play to make Claudius reveal himself as guilty. Since Hamlet knows what he did, Claudius attempts to kill him. [[Ophelia]] ([[Lisa]]) thinks Hamlet has gone crazy and boasts that nobody can out-crazy her, ending with her jumping out a window into a pond. Hamlet, aiming to kill Claudius, accidentally kills [[Polonius]] ([[Chief Wiggum]]). His son, [[Laertes]] ([[Ralph Wiggum]]), proposes to duel Prince Hamlet for revenge. As his "practice stab," Laertes kills himself, and Hamlet proceeds to murder Claudius. [[Rosencarl]] and [[Guildenlenny]] ([[Carl]] and [[Lenny]]), meanwhile, have been covered in poison, along with food, curtains, and other objects in the room, and kill each other with a high five. Hamlet walks away to celebrate, but he slips on some blood and dies. Seeing a big mess she does not want to clean up, Gertrude commits suicide by hitting herself with a mace, and everyone is dead.
 === Epilogue ===
-Bart says the ''Hamlet'' story was boring, but Homer said it was a great story, and later became a great movie, called ''[[Ghostbusters]]''. Then the family all dance to the Ghostbusters theme music.
+Bart says the ''Hamlet'' story was boring, but Homer says it was a great story and later became a great movie called ''[[Ghostbusters]]''. Then the family all dance to the ''Ghostbusters'' theme music.
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