As many of us "millenials" (I put this in quotes because I do not like this term, but I digress) reach the ripe age of 30, we ask ourselves certain questions. What kind of benefits does this job come with? None. Should I go out this weekend? Probably not. When is the last time I read for pleasure? Um... So, In my wisdom and old age I have decided to re-read ALL of Shakespeare and give them each a modern, concise summary for my classically inept generation, I'm calling it Practical Will. I have some pretty badass copies of the complete works of Shakespeare as published by the Yale Printing Press in the 1960's (hello vintage!) and will be picking 1 a week at random. Now some of these I will be re-reading, I mean what high-schooler hasn't read Romeo & Juliet or Hamlet? Other will be totally new for me, especially the histories, so lucky me I get to start with a great history!

The Life and Death of Richard the Third a History by William Shakespeare

Richard returns home from war with PTSD and goes on a bloody rampage. Jealous that his fighting has only worsed both his body and mind, but given his brother the throne, Rich decides he is the best person for the job so he plots to steal the crown. He subsequently murders all of his male relatives, marries his brother's widow, kills her, then tries to marry his neice. All the women are like, "WTF, how is no one noticing you've killed all the male heirs? What are we supposed to do, just cry about it?" Pretty much. I consider this the ultimate political satire, Richard breaks the 4th wall constantly and is really quite obvious with his lies and schemes, but somehow he manages to find supporters, kind of like Trump. By the end, when someone tries to steal the throne back, Rich is all like, "Hey, what the hell? Am I not the best king ever?" And everyone's like, "No, you're the fucking worst, die." And he dies, very quickly and with no build up whatsoever, and so peace is restored to England.