Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, Today
April 23, 2014
To be based on Shakespeare, or not to be based on Shakespeare? William Shakespeare would reportedly have turned 450 years old on Wednesday (his exact birthday is debated), and even if you think you stopped thinking about his work when you graduated, you’re wrong. His plays still exhibit a strong influence on our modern entertainment. All the world’s still a stage. Some guy said that once.
‘House of Cards’ and ‘Richard III’
Not only did Kevin Spacey play “Richard III” on Broadway, but his “House of Cards” role as Frank Underwood is strongly inspired by the famed play. Frank, like Richard, speaks directly to the audience, and he murderously plots his way through power while pretending to be a modest man of the people. […continued]
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