The First Donald Trumps
The main purpose of the Shakespeare canon was to warn about the rise of such autocrats
Donald Trump, Shakespeare, and Sham Trials for Treason
In Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics, Stephen Greenblatt explores the uncanny resemblances between Shakespeare’s most ruthless demagogues and Donald Trump. The book is an analogical masterpiece, underscoring the far-sighted predictiveness of Shakespeare’s histories and demonstrating their continued rel…