The Republican outrage against a New York theatre’s rendition of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, featuring the murder a Trump-like Caesar is overblown and hypocritical, claims Jamie Peck of the Guardian. Such anger over a stage death is deeply misplaced in the context of Republican cuts to healthcare, which will result in real deaths. Furthermore, the play in fact warns against the dangers of murdering political leaders, even if one opposes them. Shakespeare’s brilliance lies in a play that reflects the politics of any era. Republicans demonstrate that freedom of expression takes a second seat when it doesn’t reflect their views.