Saturday, January 12, 2008

Shakespeare and Modern Politics

I found it rather interesting that I came information about this play in which the Prince is compared to our current President Bush. Now if that isn't proof that Shakespeare's work is still a source of debate I don't know what is!

2 comments:

Bill said...

Indeed, the play certainly touches on universal matters, including contemporary politics, the young future leader out for fun.

Bill

Kristopher said...

Some people will say putting plays in a modern setting (such as setting King Henry IV Part I during Vietnam) would be blasphemous, but personally I'm not all that much of a purist. The versatality of setting shows power is universal and the people who wield it.

- Kristopher