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Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Ottawa (Ontario)
Alanis Nadine Morissette
Shakespeare
Understood
Kids
Wells
Well
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