The theater is a great place to make a point. Take, for instance, this past June, when members of the alt-right rushed the stage at New York’s Shakespeare in the Park to protest the title character’s more-than-passing resemblance to President Trump in a production of Julius Caesar.

Part publicity stunt, part narrow-mindedness from people who clearly haven’t seen a lot of theater, the Public Theater protests grabbed headlines. But they were far from unprecedented. In fact, Americans have a testy relationship with Shakespeare that dates back centuries — and compared to the most violent such blow-up in U.S. history, this kerfuffle looks downright adorable.

A grainy video that got retweeted a bunch of times? Okay, how about 10,000 Macbeth fans battling armed militiamen in the... Leer Más