I have kept myself pure of Rand except for Anthem (?), which I had to read in high school. However, as explained by an ex-girlfriend after she left to go date an Objectivist, apparently Rand/Objectivism was against any fiction that didn't celebrate the individual and teach Objectivism. Shakespeare would be included in that with (perhaps) certain exceptions.

I got even with her by discussing Nathaniel and Barbara Branden. I vaguely recall some mention of an affair, probably hypothetical.