History ComicBook / KillShakespeare

* HeelFaceMole: [[spoiler:Iago, who spends a good amount of time trying to win the trust of the heroes, even pitching it to Othello and trying to prove his old commander that he has reformed.]]

* MacGuffin: The item that Richard and Lady Macbeth are trying to get their hands on is Shakespeare's pen, which they believe will allow them to become more or less a RealityBender and rewrite the world according to their will.

''Kill Shakespeare'' is an innovative GraphicNovel series that has often drawn comparisons to ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'', and is set in a world where many of the Bard's characters exist at the same time and interact with each other.

To seal the deal, Richard takes Hamlet down to a secret room in his palace where Hamlet sees three [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Wyrd Sisters]] in Richard's service revive a sailor that had been killed in the fight aboard the ''Antonio''. When Richard offers to revive Hamlet's father in the same manner, Hamlet quickly agrees and sets out to search the countryside with Richard and his soldiers. Along the way, Hamlet even starts to make a new friend: [[Theatre/{{Othello}} Iago]]. Not long after setting out, Hamlet winds up separated from the group in part thanks to [[Theatre/HenryIV Falstaff]], who tells Hamlet that Richard and his ally Theatre/{{Macbeth}} are cruel tyrants, and begs Hamlet to meet with the leaders of the Prodigals ([[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]] and Theatre/{{Othello}}) and make up his own mind.

%%* ActionGirl: Juliet
* BackFromTheDead: Richard III promises Hamlet he'll bring his father back from the dead if he kills Shakespeare.
* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:The fate of Macbeth]].

* CrossoverCouple: [[spoiler:Richard III and Lady Macbeth]].
* DisguisedInDrag: Hamlet and Falstaff try this when in a bar, it didn't work.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Richard pulls out the eyes of one of the guards when Hamlet goes missing.]]
%%* FemmeFatale: Lady Macbeth
* TheGoodKing: Subverted with King Theatre/RichardIII. He begins off being rather nice, showing Hamlet how he's a good king to his people but underneath all of that... it isn't pretty.
* HeelFaceMole: [[spoiler:Iago, who spends a good amount of time trying to win their trust.]]
%%* LaResistance

* RulingCouple: Macbeth and his lady, [[spoiler:until she kills him and replaces him with Richard III.]]
* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler:Lady Macbeth burying Macbeth behind a wall in the castle.]]

* UnequalPairing: Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, then [[spoiler:her with Richard III]].

* AbsoluteCleavage: Lady Macbeth when in her purple nightgown.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Lady Macbeth murders Macbeth and has a relationship with Richard... and Iago.]]

* AbsoluteCleavage: Lady Machbeth when in her purple nightgown.
* ActionGirl: Juliet

* FemmeFatale: Lady Macbeth

* LaResistance

* TitleDrop

** Except one plot point: Hamlet's friends reading the letter ordering his execution is likely a ShoutOut to RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead, in which they are shown doing the same thing and deciding ''not'' to warn him.

To seal the deal, Richard takes Hamlet down to a secret room in his palace where Hamlet sees three [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Wyrd Sisters]] in Richard's service revive a sailor that had been killed in the fight aboard the ''Antonio''. When Richard offers to revive Hamlet's father in the same manner, Hamlet quickly agrees and sets out to search the countryside with Richard and his soldiers. Along the way, Hamlet even starts to make a new friend: [[Theatre/{{Othello}} Iago]]. Not long after setting out, Hamlet winds up separated from the group in part thanks to [[Theatre/HenryIV Falstaff]], who tells Hamlet that Richard and his ally Theatre/{{Macbeth}} are cruel tyrants, and begs Hamlet to meet with the leaders of the Prodigals ([[RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]] and Theatre/{{Othello}}) and make up his own mind.

The story begins in Denmark, where {{Hamlet}} is in the midst of his attempt to avenge the death of his father, who was murdered by none other than his [[EvilUncle uncle Claudius]]. After accidentally killing Polonius, Hamlet is sent away from court as per the plot of the play, carrying his PleaseShootTheMessenger missive. And that's where things start to change from what you know.

To seal the deal, Richard takes Hamlet down to a secret room in his palace where Hamlet sees three [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Wyrd Sisters]] in Richard's service revive a sailor that had been killed in the fight aboard the ''Antonio''. When Richard offers to revive Hamlet's father in the same manner, Hamlet quickly agrees and sets out to search the countryside with Richard and his soldiers. Along the way, Hamlet even starts to make a new friend: [[Theatre/{{Othello}} Iago]]. Not long after setting out, Hamlet winds up separated from the group in part thanks to [[HenryIV Falstaff]], who tells Hamlet that Richard and his ally Theatre/{{Macbeth}} are cruel tyrants, and begs Hamlet to meet with the leaders of the Prodigals ([[RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]] and Theatre/{{Othello}}) and make up his own mind.