shakespeare39s-big-four
Original: shakespeare39s-big-four on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title: SHAKESPEARE'S BIG FOUR: A SUMMARY
HAMLET
Panel 1: A ghost in armor speaks to a man.
Ghost: Hamlet! Your uncle definitely killed me.
Man (Hamlet): Ha!
Panel 2: Hamlet talks to his uncle.
Hamlet: Hey, uncle, did you kill my dad?
Uncle: Pretty much.
Panel 3: Hamlet, alone, looking thoughtful.
Hamlet: I wonder what happened to dad?
OTHELLO
Panel 1: A man (Othello) looking distressed.
Othello: I need someone I can trust!
Panel 2: A grinning villain (Iago).
Iago: HAHAHA I... I... AHAHAHAHA!
Panel 3: Othello reacting.
Othello: IAGOOOOO!
KING LEAR
Panel 1: King Lear addressing his three daughters.
Lear: Each child shall inherit my land in proportion to her amusingness.
Panel 2: Lear pointing.
Lear: I choose her. She is awful! Now you get awesome!
Panel 3 (labeled LATER): Lear, dejected.
Lear: Where did I go wrong?
MACBETH
Panel 1: A woman (Lady Macbeth) gleeful.
Lady Macbeth: HAHAHAHA! Now I get to be mine!
Panel 2: Macbeth with his head down.
Panel 3: Macbeth, blank-faced.
Macbeth: Somehow this victory feels tainted.
Votey:
A woman's face, looking unimpressed, with a speech bubble.
Woman: WUSSSSS!
HAMLET
Panel 1: A ghost in armor speaks to a man.
Ghost: Hamlet! Your uncle definitely killed me.
Man (Hamlet): Ha!
Panel 2: Hamlet talks to his uncle.
Hamlet: Hey, uncle, did you kill my dad?
Uncle: Pretty much.
Panel 3: Hamlet, alone, looking thoughtful.
Hamlet: I wonder what happened to dad?
OTHELLO
Panel 1: A man (Othello) looking distressed.
Othello: I need someone I can trust!
Panel 2: A grinning villain (Iago).
Iago: HAHAHA I... I... AHAHAHAHA!
Panel 3: Othello reacting.
Othello: IAGOOOOO!
KING LEAR
Panel 1: King Lear addressing his three daughters.
Lear: Each child shall inherit my land in proportion to her amusingness.
Panel 2: Lear pointing.
Lear: I choose her. She is awful! Now you get awesome!
Panel 3 (labeled LATER): Lear, dejected.
Lear: Where did I go wrong?
MACBETH
Panel 1: A woman (Lady Macbeth) gleeful.
Lady Macbeth: HAHAHAHA! Now I get to be mine!
Panel 2: Macbeth with his head down.
Panel 3: Macbeth, blank-faced.
Macbeth: Somehow this victory feels tainted.
Votey:
A woman's face, looking unimpressed, with a speech bubble.
Woman: WUSSSSS!
Alt text
A four-row SMBC comic titled "Shakespeare's Big Four: A Summary," giving a flippant three-panel recap of each tragedy. HAMLET: a ghost in armor tells Hamlet "Your uncle definitely killed me" (Hamlet just laughs "Ha!"); Hamlet asks his uncle "did you kill my dad?" and the uncle replies "Pretty much"; yet Hamlet still muses "I wonder what happened to dad?" OTHELLO: Othello says "I need someone I can trust!"; the villain Iago cackles "HAHAHA I... I... AHAHAHAHA!"; Othello wails "IAGOOOOO!" KING LEAR: Lear declares his daughters will inherit land "in proportion to her amusingness," picks the wrong one ("I choose her. She is awful!"), and later slumps asking "Where did I go wrong?" MACBETH: Lady Macbeth gloats "Now I get to be mine!", Macbeth hangs his head, then says flatly "Somehow this victory feels tainted." Votey: a close-up of an unimpressed woman's face with a speech bubble jeering "WUSSSSS!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.