Shakespeare Meme

[charliesmum]

Day #18: Your favorite dialogue

The seduction scene between Lady Anne and Richard III. Although he wasn't Richard III at that point. He was Duke of Gloucester at the time. (and now that I think of it, I could have picked 'Now is the Winter' for my favourite speech.

Not going to paste the whole thing, it's here if you're interested, but here's a bit that I particularly liked doing:

Duke of Gloucester. Fairer than tongue can name thee, let me have
Some patient leisure to excuse myself.

Lady Anne. Fouler than heart can think thee, thou canst make
No excuse current, but to hang thyself.

Duke of Gloucester. By such despair, I should accuse myself.

Lady Anne. And, by despairing, shouldst thou stand excused;
For doing worthy vengeance on thyself,
Which didst unworthy slaughter upon others.

Duke of Gloucester. Say that I slew them not?

Lady Anne. Why, then they are not dead: But dead they are, and devilish slave, by thee.

Duke of Gloucester. I did not kill your husband.

Lady Anne. Why, then he is alive.

I love it becuase it shows that, while Lady Anne may make a bad decision, she isn't stupid,and Richard, even if he is deformed, is absolutely the embodiment of Evil Is Sexy, (see the quote a the top of that Tropes page - it toats agrees with me) it is just so much fun to act and watch.

Day #1: Your favorite play
Day #2: Your favorite character
Day #3: Your favorite hero
#4: Your favorite heroine
Day #5 & 6: Your favorite villain/villainess
Day #7: Your favorite clown
Day #8: Your favorite comedy/Day #9: Your favorite tragedy Day #10: Your favorite history
Day #11: Your least favorite play
Day #12: Your favorite scene
Day #13: Your favorite romantic scene
Day #14: Your favorite fight scene
Day #15: The first play you read
Day #16: Your first play you saw
Day #17: Your favorite speech
Day #18: Your favorite dialogue
Day #19: Your favorite movie version of a play
Day #20: Your favorite movie adaptation of a play
Day #21: An overrated play
Day #22: An underrated play
Day #23: A role you've never played but would love to play
Day #24: An actor or actress you would love to see in a particular role
Day #25: Sooner or later, everyone has to choose: Hal or Falstaff?
Day #26: Your favourite couple
Day #27: Your favourite couplet
Day #28: Your favourite joke
Day #29: Your favourite sonnet
Day #30: Your favourite single line

Comments

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

OH I love this scene too. It's lovely. Though I have to admit Iago is probably one of my favorite characters of the Bard's, but Richard is a close 2nd.