The Bard story
An aspiring screenwriter conjures up the spirit of William Shakespeare to help him in his television script. Directed by: David Butler. Story by: Rod Serling.
11 total · 8 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attitude of superiority | major | Julius became extraordinarily full of himself after Shakespeare wrote all his scripts. |
| benefiting from someone else's work | major | The bumbling screenwriter Julius accidentally conjured Shakespeare into existence, got him to write a play, and then shamelessly took credit for it. Shakespeare was rather annoyed of not receiving any credit for all the work Julius simply put his own name on. |
| coping with an obnoxious chatterbox | major | Julius was an annoying chatterbox to pretty much everyone around him. |
| creative writing | major | Shakespeare was mortified to find that a group of television executives had butchered a television show pilot script that he'd penned. |
| struggling artist character | major | The streetcar conductor turned screenwriter Julius pestered a television executive into giving him one last crack at making it in show business. |
| the desire for fame | major | The story followed a struggling screenwriter trying to make a name for himself in show business. |
| the desire for professional success | major | The story followed a struggling screenwriter trying to make a name for himself in show business. |
| the entertainment industry | major | The story followed a the filming of a television show pilot penned by none other than Shakespeare himself. |
| black magic | minor | Julius found a grimoire and used dark arts to conjure people from history to help him write. |
| pride goes before a fall | minor | Julius became rather full of himself but was in deep trouble when Shakespeare abandoned him. |