A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
Today’s saunter through the R&J cast list features everyone’s favorite feline fencer!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
My favorite Tybalt remains Michael York from the Zeffirelli film, but special mention to Alan Rickman, who managed to somehow still be menacing despite being saddled with this truly appalling and not at all intimidating look. No wonder he was in such a bad mood all the time.
Let’s keep working our way through the R&J cast list, shall we? He may not have the biggest part (wahey!) but he certainly has the biggest mouth.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Ugh, this jerk.
Lots of big-name characters still haven’t gotten the stick figure iconography treatment yet, so let’s take a closer look at the cast of Romeo and Juliet!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Stay safe, Santa.
Let’s take a look a the English king everyone forgets Shakespeare wrote a play about: King John!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Confession: I drew this because I just finished reading yet another popular history of the early Plantagenet kings. I will never forgive Shakespeare for not writing a play about Henry II, although The Lion in Winter more than makes up for it.
Also, they were apparently all red-headed.
It’s everyone’s favorite drama queen!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
The little silly-looking pointed beard is historical. It’s in his portraits and his funeral effigy and it looks SO SILLY. I love it.
OK, let’s ease on back into Hamlet with a closer look at everyone’s favorite extremely bit player.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
I don’t care how annoying and pointless he is. I love him.
