It seems that many things are common throughout worlds, not just stories. But it's a shame that such uprising would ever be needed... rulers should work for the best for their people, not for themselves.

[But getting off that topic now...]

The only works of Shakespeare's that I've read so far are A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet. I hear he has quite an impressive list of works, however.

[But he'd prefer to stay away from most of the tragedies because they hit a little too close to home for him.]