Today in my Shakespeare class we were discussing ‘Richard II’ and there is this one guy who just grates on everybody. He talks louder than everyone is group discussions so that the whole room can hear his ‘amazing’ opinion and today he said this:
“That skinny guy who played Richard II in ‘The Hollow Crown’ was really shit”
….*SILENCE*….
And then this girl next to me just came out with:
“You Bastard! That “skinny guy” is the brilliantly talented Ben Wishaw and he is PERFECTION”
To which I concurred:
“I bite my thumb at you sir”
Then the girl next to me and whispered:
“I like your shoe laces”
and I replied:
“Thanks I stole them from the president”
ULTIMATE NEW SHAKESPEARE FRIENDSHIP.
BEST. CLASS. EVER.
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Bweeheehee, he’s got his shades and his gold armor and he’s set.
Ah yes, Richard II’s patented “Beer Gut” armor.
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Best. Class. Ever.
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Sam Mendes: BBC Worldwide rejected 'Hollow Crown' Shakespeare films
Mendes looked elsewhere and found that NBC Universal – which is rapidly expanding in Britain with programmes such as Downton Abbey – was willing to buy the overseas and DVD rights. NBC believes it can sell The Hollow Crown as a 10-part miniseries of hour-long episodes in some areas, on the lines of The Tudors.
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Cassius and Sharky wrap up the Shakespeare Unlocked series “The Hollow Crown.”
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Cassius and Sharky take a look at the final episode of The Hollow Crown, “Henry V” which has Tom Hiddleston in the title role.
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Exit [ ].
WALES OUT
ldishfosdilkjfsd dyinggggg
“Wales Out” is a great two-word summary of Richard II, Act II Scene IV.
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I’d swoon but Henry would probably think I was dead if I did.
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Cassius and Sharky take on the third episode of The Hollow Crown.
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Tomorrow, July 21st, is the 609th anniversary of the Battle of Shrewsbury. In honor of the battle, and in keeping with the Henriad themes I have going while The Hollow Crown airs, here is a discussion of the actual historical record of Shrewsbury and the level of factual accuracy and inclusion Shakespeare was (and wasn’t) able to bring to “Henry IV Part I”, the play in which the battle is featured.
Here is an informative, concise description of the historical record of the battle, I particularly recommend the “related document” on this page: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/battlefields/battle-of-shrewsbury
And here is my Memorial Day special about Shakespeare’s Shrewsbury: http://theshakespeareminute.org/2012/05/27/shakespeares-greatest-battle/
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Oooh - the darker, moodier, more calculating side to Prince Hal! Love it.Actually, this is Henry V LARPing. (Henry V, Act IV.1)
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pbab:
Cassius and Sharky review the second episode of the Henriad-based Shakespeare Unlocked series, The Hollow Crown which stars Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, Joe Armstrong and Simon Russell Beale.
The Hollow Crown! Henry IV Part I!
MERYL YOU CAN’T CONTAIN THE HIDDLESMANIA WHY EVEN TRY
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And now, a public service announcement.
Ah yes, the PSA lives separately, it was too important to not send out on its own.
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You’d think that royalty would have larger wardrobe selection than…1.
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