Bushwhacked

What assumptions did the author test out in the bush?

His primary goal was to see how Bushman in Africa would respond to Shakespear's "Hamlet" through their own set of moral and family values. The author thought, from his knowledge of the story, that there was only one possible interpretation.  Being a story rich in European history and morals, it was taken completely out of context by the natives. Ghosts, rulers, duels, and revenge, while all to common in western culture, such concepts did not translate into their culture. There was no such thing as ghosts, madness was something only achievable through bewitching, water itself could not kill someone, and familial quarrels where taken from a completely backwards stance. While they formed a story forged with the values of Shakespear, it was formed of their own values.