The Bard and the Bunny

One obvious intersection between Shakespeare’s works and Bad Bunny’s music is their exploration of love and heartbreak. Love, in both its joy and its anguish, is a universal theme neither artist shies away from. Shakespeare, of course, penned some of the most enduring love stories and poems of all time. The tragic Romeo and Juliet  set a template for passionate romances doomed by fate, while comedies such as Twelfth Night  and Taming of the Shrew  explore the many humorous pa

Beyond the affairs of the heart, both Bad Bunny and Shakespeare delve deeply into the social issues and power dynamics of their times, often giving a voice to the voiceless and calling out injustices. Shakespeare was born a middle class man in a time of monarchies and very strict social hierarchies; he had to be very subtle with his social commentary, yet it is undeniably present. In plays such as King Lear  and Julius Caesar , he takes a magnifying glass to the abuse of powe