The Empire TV Show, Fox’s Shakespearean to Street hip-hop drama derives from ‘King Lear’.
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The Empire TV show’s cast is made up of numerous very talented stars. Many of the show’s stars were trained at the best schools therefore they possess a deep understanding of Shakespeare. For instance, Rhonda Lyon was written after Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Kaitlin Doubleday may have had difficulties playing the role but for her knowledge of Shakespeare.
In the following video Empire showrunner, Ilene Chaiken praises Terrence Howard’s improv: “Game Time Bitches.” Chaiken Shakespeare to street.
Empire’s plot is based on Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ and James Goldman’s ‘The Lion in Winter’. Episode 3 of Empire’s first season is named after a classic Shakespeare quote: ‘The Devil Quotes Scripture’. The quote is from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and means that liars appear honest when they hide behind religion.
The Empire TV show, Fox’s Shakespearean hip-hop drama uses a famous line from ‘Macbeth’ for the title of episode 6 of the show’s first season: ‘Out, Damned Spot!” While Lady Macbeth attempts to metaphorically wash King Duncan’s blood off her hands she states, “out, damned spot!”
Empire uses the quote to reference the guilt that Lucious feels for killing Bunkie. The “damned spot” is Bunkie’s ghost that continues to follow him.
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Empire ranks as the top broadcast series for adults 18-34. Week-after-week, the show’s top scores come from cities like Atlanta, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Cleveland and New York.
Many of us grew up watching ‘Martin’ and remember the hilarious ‘Homeo and Juliet’ episode, another example of ‘Shakespeare to Street’. The cast of Martin provide an amazing homeboy rendition of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
In an interview with TV Line, Chaiken explains that there is something significant about Lucious Lyon’s birth name.
What is Lucious Lyon’s real name?
Lucious Lyon’s real name is Dwight Walker.