He will be shouting " a whore, a whore, my kingdom for a whore!"

That is from Richard the third - my fave. Damn there's so much of Shakespeare that applies to this family...

In fact, in January I kept having the recurring thoughts "now is the winter of our discontent..."

Then there's Bannon as Iago for example ... from Othello.

With dinosaurs, of course.

set in modern times, and reflecting current events and personalities presented in the framework of the Shakesperean drama.

I guess depicting Trump as a violent, deranged tyrant hits too close to home for some RWers.

But rather, as someone whom the public loved and respected. On the other hand, he was murdered because he was consolidating power....

Perhaps Trump as Richard would be more accurate. My Shakespeare is a little rusty, and I never did an in depth study.

Coriolanus is the name given to a Roman general...Coriolanus becomes active in politics and seeks political leadership. His temperament is unsuited for popular leadership and he is quickly deposed, whereupon he aligns himself to set matters straight according to his own will. The alliances he forges along the way result in his ultimate downfall.

Trump/Caesar does not have as big a role as one might expect. He gets killed before much happens. He does return briefly after he is killed. Brutus and Antifa vs Marc Anthony is really the heart of the struggle. Antifa has a very big presence.

American politics is close to becoming a blood sport but the weapons are subpoenas and investigations, knives are relegated to allegories. Thankfully America is not Russia and Trump could never match Putin. Trump's demise is bankruptcy.

Rather heavy reading for him

It was controversial in its own time. Elizabeth I was elderly and had refused to name a successor. Her popularity was finally starting to decline and a play about a legislative body overthrowing/murdering a supreme leader was a little too close for her comfort. Although it was written in 1599, it wasn't officially published until 1623, when James I was on the throne.

It's one of those plays that always makes dictators and kings nervous, and it should.