My friend and I have conceptualized an idea for a play that we're

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My friend and I have conceptualized an idea for a play that we're going to begin writing probably sometime in Spring and I wanted to share and hear opinions. I also want to know how you think the ideas succeed and how they fail.

So the play is called King Brad. The whole play is basically a send-up of Shakespearean tragedy/histories. King Brad consists of characters who all speak in iambic pentameter verse except for Brad, who speaks in prose. King Brad essentially is a libertarian who becomes king despite having no interest in helping the citizens of London or having power. Brad struggles with the requirements of the job, and is only interested in fencing.

Brad's hencheman, Friar Nick, is extremely ambitious and despises Brad's good luck and plots to murder him. When Brad and Nick face off, Brad completely disarms Nick. Instead of condemning or killing Nick, Brad bemoans his fortune and admits that he just wants out.

From there, Brad and Nick conspire to get Brad exiled from town so that Nick can be crowned king. However, as the plan unfolds Brad ends up listening and empathizing with his citizens. He bonds with some of the citizens who tell him their woes and beg him to alleviate their pain. He cannot say no due to guilt, so Brad has to figure out how to help the citizens before he follows through on his plan.

Meanwhile, Nick sees all of this and realizes that while Brad isn't ambitious, he's kind of heart and noble. Nick realizes how dehumanized he's become in his thirst for the throne and wonders if achieving his goal will only prove that he has no care for anything except himself.

That's all we have so far, let me have it.