| Source | Latest linked headline | Age |
|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | GAME OF THRONES, SHAKESPEAREAN? WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE! | 2 hrs ago |
The Mad King may bring more dynastic disputes and dotty despots to the RSC – but a ‘mayhap’ or a riddling aphorism does not a Shakespeare play make As a latecomer to Game of Thrones, I am struck by how many people tell… It is as if they need to justify its heady escapism and heavy reliance on bonking and brutality.
The Guardian reports that the Mad King may bring more dynastic disputes and dotty despots to the RSC – but a ‘mayhap’ or a riddling aphorism does not a Shakespeare play make As a latecomer to Game of Thrones, I am struck by how many people tell…
The report adds: It is as if they need to justify its heady escapism and heavy reliance on bonking and brutality.
But its debt to the Bard – apart from the rivalry between the houses of Lannister and Stark – rests mainly on the casting.
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