DISCONTENT: A Psychological Body-Horror Story Inspired by William Shakespeare

Discontent (noun): Lack of contentment; dissatisfaction with one's circumstances. In 1597, a play is published by William Shakespeare, and what began as a history became a tragedy. It is the story of Richard the Third, the last King of the Plantagenets—an enemy of Queen Elizabeth, England’s current monarch. But what if Richard the Third wasn’t always a tragedy, a vilification of the very real man thusly made monstruous—what if it began as a heroic history? Not a true story, not a history, but inspired by one, DISCONTENT is a story about the man behind the pen. This is a story about vilification and what happens when we pursue notoriety above all. This is a story of an artist who sacrifices everything for fame...even himself. Inspired by the real life of William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third, the real Richard the Third, and Christopher Marlow’s Doctor Faustus. DISCONTENT is body-horror historical fiction short-story about the price of fame, the death of the creative, and what happens when we fall prey to the propaganda of the privileged. THE TROPES: Losing Your Mind Is it Real or Fantasy?