Colbert and Greenblatt Discuss Shakespeare and the Presidential Race

Stephen Colbert compares Beverly Hills Chihuahua to Troilus and Cressida, John McCain to Macbeth and Prospero, and Barack Obama to Hamlet and Puck.

Stephen Greenblatt answers a question in iambic pentameter, talks about McCain and Shakespeare's view of military heroism and leadership, and compares Sarah Palin to Bottom.

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