forum Shakespeare Retellings You'd Like to See!

Started August 31, 2021 by @HighPockets group

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Oooooooooo yeah you're right

I think the main problem with trying to find retellings of Shakespeare's history plays is that they are already fantastical versions of real events, most of which were already really old by the time he got around to writing about them. The further you stray from the actual history, the more you end up delving into themes rather than characters or events. The Lion King is essentially a retelling of Hamlet, but folks don't often consider that because of how far-removed it is from Ye Olde England and Denmark.

My English teacher actually brought up that parallel in class, probably since we were in 8th grade and that was an accessible thing we were familiar with

Hamlet, but Dnd style fantasy. I have no actual ideas beyond that I randomly summoned a picture of Necromancer Hamlet and was very inspired.