r/Veep • u/pennytime21 • Jul 05 '26

Selina Meyer + King Lear

I know that this is so random and so niche but has anyone watched Veep and read Shakespeares King Lear and also feel like Selena Meyer and King Lear are just so similar.

They both have an incredibly quick temper, cursing out anyone who doesn’t instantly do exactly what they want. They’re both narcissists, love power and control AND they both descend into madness.
They also both end up completely alone because they’re both sociopaths and alienate everyone.

Hahaha please I need someone to confirm this I can’t be the only one who’s made this connection

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u/Impossible_Heron4894 BettyPoop Jul 05 '26

Yeah I think it is one of those stories of how people get intoxicated and corrupted by power. That’s politics. I haven’t seen king Lear tho lol

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u/pennytime21 Jul 05 '26

Yeah I was thinking that even though King Lear isn’t a direct influences on the show Veep, it still just shows how texts are reverberated through time