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Why everyone says Succession is Shakespearean

Overthinking It 224,411 2 years ago
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*Contains Spoilers as far as S04E03* A deep dive into what makes HBO's Succession so similar Shakespeare's King Lear and Titus Andronicus. Hint: it all comes back to piss. And also love languages. You can support my work via Patreon so I can buy better recording equipment and make my videos more slay https://patreon.com/overthinkingit382 Contents 0:00 Intro 2:17 Act 1 Pentameter, Piss and Capitalism 15:14 Act 2 Jargon, Rhetoric and Language Games 26:35 Act 3 Love and Lies under Logan Roy 33:16 Act 4 Why Succession Slags Off Shakespeare

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