Comic #3673: shakespeare39s-big-four

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Here’s the transcription from the comic "Shakespeare's Big Four: A Summary":

HAMLET

• Hamlet: "Hamlet! Your uncle definitely killed me."
• Ghost: "Huh."
• Hamlet: "Hey, uncle. Did you kill my dad?"
• Uncle: "Pretty much."
• Hamlet: "I wonder what happened to Dad."

OTHELLO

• Othello: "I need someone I can trust."
• Iago: "Hahaha. l.l.l. AHAHAHAHAHA–"
• Iago: "IAGOOOOO!"

KING LEAR

• Lear: "Each child shall inherit my land, in proportion to her awfulness."
• Daughter: "I choose not to be awful!"
• Lear: "Then you get nothing!"
• Later…
• Lear: "Where did I go wrong?"

MACBETH

• Macbeth: "Hahahaha! Now I get to be king!"
• Person: "Somehow, this victory feels tainted."