Decisive Lady Anne

One of the great scenes in Richard III is Richard's wooing of Lady Anne. She hates his guts, which is pretty reasonable when you consider that he and his family was responsible for the deaths of her father, husband, and father-in-law, among others. But that doesn't stop Richard. Ooooh no. Nothing stops Richard. He does this:

Which is all very well and good, but I keep waiting for Lady Anne to do this:

Come on, Lady Anne. Get your act together.

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Shakespearean Character Spotlight: the Cream-Faced Loon

Today's Shakespearean Character Spotlight is one of my favorite bit-parts in the canon. 

I've previously said that the role I would most like to play is Margaret of Anjou, but in all honesty I think it might be the cream-faced loon. I mean, let's be honest, I'm not nearly a good enough actor to do justice to Margaret, but I might just be able to handle the cream-faced loon. Plus, as a Gosling, I already have the goose look.

Have a great weekend! If you want some holiday cheer, check out my Shakespeare Advent Event posts on Tumblr. 

Shakespeare Quotes for All Occasions, part 1

Don't let anyone tell you that Shakespeare's language is inaccessible.

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I have never dressed up as a chicken, but if I ever do, I know what Shakespeare lines I'm going to be quoting.

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Venus and Adonis (in 3 Panels)

As you all know, I've summarized all of Shakespeare's plays in three panels each. Well, that's all well and good, but it criminally ignores Shakespeare's narrative poems. I'm going to try and remedy that. 

Wild boars are hard to draw. Uderzo makes it look so easy.

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Shakespearean Character Spotlight: Servant

Aha! At last, my first truly and totally insignificant Shakespearean Character Spotlight! Let's meet Servant!

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