It's almost November, people!!! There are certain ELECTIONS in certain countries that are very much on our minds, as well as the minds of the rest of the planet.  So... how  we do deal with it?  We talk about the political atmosphere that surrounded our boy Will!!  Was there a separation of church and state for Shakespeare?  Hell, no!  Shakespeare had a devil of a time maneuvering around the politics of his time, but managed to stay under the radar of those who would chop off his head for treason."Tyranny attempts to poison not merely the present but generations to come, to extend itself forever.  Tyrannies are enemies of the future."Just sayin'.....To support (and give us money) on Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueTo visit our website go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Greenblatt, Stephen: Tyrant, W. W. Norton, 2019Bloom, Allan and Jaffa, Henry V.: Shakespeare's Politics, The University of Chicago Press, 1964Altschuler, Bruce E. and Genovese, Michael A.: Shakespeare and Politics, Paradigm, 2014Shapiro, James: Shakespeare in a Divided America, Penguin Press, 2020Asquith, Claire: Shadowplay, Public Affairs, 2005