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Shakespeare tutorial, Tuesday edition
Sep. 21st, 2011 12:44 amHenry IV, 1&2
Hal: I'm an irresponsible ass, but it's okay because I'm just pretending to be an irresponsible ass. My father is convinced his kingdom will fall to chaos once he dies, and maybe that's part of the reason he's dealing with rebellions, but this way people will expect less of me once I'm king and they'll love me even more just for sobering up and doing my job. I'm kind of like the Charlie Sheen of the Shakespearean world.
Falstaff: Everybody loves me because I'm annoying, self serving, and I have a library of puns you wouldn't believe.
Hal: I don't love you, man. In fact, at the end of these two plays I am going to banish the hell out of you and act like I never met you.
Falstaff: You're such a kidder, Hal. I can't wait to be rich and powerful when you're king.
Hotspur: I am Hal's exact opposite! I'm an overachiever with no brains! Urgh! I'm dead! How did that happen?
Hal: I stabbed you, you bozo. Now I can go back to being a slacker for a while.
Falstaff: I'm a major player in part 2 but pretty much all I do is make jokes and talk about how I'm old. Does Will Kempe have incriminating documents to hang over Shakespeare's head?
Prince John: I thought that instead of ending part 2 with an epic battle, we'd do something like this. Hey bad guys! If you promise not to fight, I won't arrest you for treason.
Bad Guys: Cool! We call off the war.
Prince John: Arrest these idiots for treason.
Bad Guys: You suck.
Falstaff: Now that you're king, Hal, I'm ready to be rich and powerful.
Hal: You're totally banished, you degenerate.
Falstaff: You suck.
Hal: Yeah, but I'm the king. And *next* play? I get to be a frikkin' HERO. Boo Yah!
Henry IV: (On his deathbed) Oh, son, I almost forgot. When you're king, invade a lot of foreign countries. It makes the people forget about domestic issues and also makes you wicked popular.
Hal: Boo Yah!
Hal: I'm an irresponsible ass, but it's okay because I'm just pretending to be an irresponsible ass. My father is convinced his kingdom will fall to chaos once he dies, and maybe that's part of the reason he's dealing with rebellions, but this way people will expect less of me once I'm king and they'll love me even more just for sobering up and doing my job. I'm kind of like the Charlie Sheen of the Shakespearean world.
Falstaff: Everybody loves me because I'm annoying, self serving, and I have a library of puns you wouldn't believe.
Hal: I don't love you, man. In fact, at the end of these two plays I am going to banish the hell out of you and act like I never met you.
Falstaff: You're such a kidder, Hal. I can't wait to be rich and powerful when you're king.
Hotspur: I am Hal's exact opposite! I'm an overachiever with no brains! Urgh! I'm dead! How did that happen?
Hal: I stabbed you, you bozo. Now I can go back to being a slacker for a while.
Falstaff: I'm a major player in part 2 but pretty much all I do is make jokes and talk about how I'm old. Does Will Kempe have incriminating documents to hang over Shakespeare's head?
Prince John: I thought that instead of ending part 2 with an epic battle, we'd do something like this. Hey bad guys! If you promise not to fight, I won't arrest you for treason.
Bad Guys: Cool! We call off the war.
Prince John: Arrest these idiots for treason.
Bad Guys: You suck.
Falstaff: Now that you're king, Hal, I'm ready to be rich and powerful.
Hal: You're totally banished, you degenerate.
Falstaff: You suck.
Hal: Yeah, but I'm the king. And *next* play? I get to be a frikkin' HERO. Boo Yah!
Henry IV: (On his deathbed) Oh, son, I almost forgot. When you're king, invade a lot of foreign countries. It makes the people forget about domestic issues and also makes you wicked popular.
Hal: Boo Yah!