Bernie Sanders = Prospero (The Tempest)

It’s hardly a stretch to imagine Sanders in the role of a cantankerous wizard from a remote desert island (Vermont’s perpetually just one local election away from changing its state motto to “No Solicitors”), let alone one whose “pie in the sky” leadership strategies are the product of literal magical thinking. Nor can we rule out the possibility of outright witchcraft as a key component of the real life Sanders campaign — if there’s an explanation for his formidable war-chest of small, personal donations that doesn’t involve mass hypnosis, we’d like to hear it! While Prospero does emerge victorious, keep in mind his tale is ultimately considered a comedy. As such, Sanders may not prove to be the kind of candidate people are likely to take too seriously. But hey, wouldn’t that bird on the podium be dynamite as Ariel?