Shakespeare has drama, comedy, violence, tragedy, and redemption. If he was alive today he, after a long tutelage of everything he would need to understand the setting, would love the Deadwood TV series.
The characters give so much of themselves on screen by what they do or cannot do, say or cannot say, and how their relationship changes between them. It is impressive. I was hooked after one episode. After the first season of 12 episodes I knew them like old friends or enemies. By the end of the 36 episodes and one TV film, I regretted saying goodbye.
Be aware, there is a lot of swearing and sexual content. I do not swear every sentence or two, like the characters in the series are, but they do it with such feeling and emotion that it sets the scenes every time.
If you want to read the transcripts, there are available here: https://deadwoodchronicles.com/deadwood-transcript-collection/ which I had to do when several episodes on my second season set were wonky.
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