Thank yuu for the insight, LonesomeEJ. I hadn't thought of it that way- many of their shows that I have seen reveal the characters as such dysfunctional people that at times I have trouble staying with them. I hadn't thought of Shakespeare at all but now I'm so sure that you are right that I'm convinced that the writers of the original premise patterned the characters. All the cast lacks is the Elizabethan costumes. I'll be watching them with new eyes.