16. Hitler used Shakespeare’s play to get inspiration for a Nazi arena

After he committed suicide, it was discovered that in one of his sketchbooks. Adolf Hitler had drawn a sketch of Julius Caesar’s staging. The design created by Hitler around the Shakespeare’s portrayal had neo-classical architecture. The arena that was designed after it would hold Nazi rallies in the future at Nuremberg.

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It is said that Hitler greatly admired the Roman Empire. (So this one is not on Bard of Avon, Hitler probably would’ve gone for a “Caesar setting” without the play). Many historians and researchers have verified the fact that Hitler enjoyed reading William Shakespeare. It is normal for a military dictator to enjoy works of a brilliant writer but you have to admit the thought of these two doesn’t really go together – isn’t it?

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