we must conclude that deconstruction is now family entertainment. http://neandellus.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/fringe-this-is-a-play/ Example of Metatheatre in Hamlet: Shakespeare employs metatheatrical devices throughout his plays. Some examples include The Taming of the Shrew , Hamlet , A Midsummer Night's Dream , and The Tempest . In each of these plays there is a play or masque presented as