The scope of HBO’s Game of Thrones has certainly been described as Shakespearean, but one Twitter account is dedicated to drawing a straight line between Westeros and the bard by using Thrones GIFs to summarize some of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, with hilarious results.
Jon and Ygritte’s star-crossed romance is perfect for Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet pic.twitter.com/YPlSYbVw8A
— ShakespeareofThrones (@shakesofthrones) July 21, 2018
And Jon’s other big moment is very Caesar-ish.
Julius Caesar pic.twitter.com/lB9s8vOnqP
— ShakespeareofThrones (@shakesofthrones) July 21, 2018
Bronn would probably have some issues with The Merchant of Venice’s house of Shylock.
Merchant of Venice pic.twitter.com/RzkD2J0Aa5
— ShakespeareofThrones (@shakesofthrones) July 21, 2018
And Maggy the woods witch may or may not be one of the Wyrd sisters.
Macbeth pic.twitter.com/dzZgfA2w7U
— ShakespeareofThrones (@shakesofthrones) July 21, 2018
It would be incredibly unwise for even Petruchio to tame Brienne of Tarth.
Taming of the Shrew pic.twitter.com/m7IOsShOXZ
— ShakespeareofThrones (@shakesofthrones) July 21, 2018
And to be fair, as far as dead dads and duplicitous family members go, Tyrion gives Hamlet a run for his money.
Hamlet pic.twitter.com/DeDYfLFKmY
— ShakespeareofThrones (@shakesofthrones) July 21, 2018
