Power, ambition, death, politics: Has anyone ever noticed that “Succession” is like Shakespeare? In newyorkerhumor, an epiphany.
I don’t mean to sound pretentious, but have you noticed that “Succession” is like Shakespeare? Well, if you haven’t, you should thank your fucking cocksucking lucky dipshit stars because once you start to notice it, boy, oh, boy, it’s all you can notice!
First of all, the characters. When you take a close look at the characters from “Succession,” it’s almost like—are these characters from “Succession,” or are they from one of the great plays by the legendary playwright William Shakespeare? I mean, come on! I’m talking about not only the brothers but also the sister. And, this might seem totally crazy to you if you’re not super into Shakespeare, even the bumbling Cousin Greg is like something right out of “Hamlet,” or “Macbeth,” or one of the other ones. If you really think about it, Cousin Greg might be the most Shakespeare-ish of the bunch, and that might hint at his trajectory, vis-à-vis the plot. . . . Not to spoil anything, of course.
You can really tell that the writers of “Succession” are, if not Shakespeare themselves, at least heavily influenced by him and his important works. Look no further than the show’s themes for examples of Shakespeare’s influence. Power, ambition, family, business, shouting, deals happening and not happening, death, politics, guys being mean, not knowing what anyone is talking about ever at any point—people with even a casual understanding of Shakespeare’s œuvre can see that parallels abound.
If I were a high-school English teacher? Man, oh, man! You’d better believe I’d have several PowerPoints at the ready about how “Succession” is like Shakespeare. I’d light my students’ minds on fire with that stuff. “Oh, you think Shakespeare is boring?” “Well, what about a little show called ‘Succession’—isOr, well, I’m actually not sure if that’s boring to them. Do teen-agers like “Succession”? I guess maybe this would work better if I were some kind of college Shakespeare professor.
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