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Good Lord this is oh so very promising...I can hardly wait...
Shakespeare and Benedict? God, yes!
A little question though -have the times been given?
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Well we have dates...did you mean air times?
Well I assume on the evening!
Possibly 9 PM?
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A behind the scenes article with Benedict quotes from the Telegraph
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Thank you, very interesting background information.
And the quotes about Benedict are not so bad either.
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Benedict is going to be brilliant. To no one's surprise.
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He is, though I gather Ricardians aren't thrilled about the less than flattering Shakespeare portrayal...
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Perhaps, though the character in the play is not wholly bad, or at least not wholly unsympathetic. He is a tragic hero, in a sense.
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I believe that Ben will be able to portray him with respect, regardless. He seems very capable of that.
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Well he'll masterfully deliver the script he's given.
I did attend that R III day school, I don't remember him being totally bad, but I'll reserve judgement.
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You have to keep in mind that though it's a history play since it's based on historical events, it is fictionalized (there's ghosts and everything) and would play or not play to certain expectations of the audience at the time.
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Oh of course I understand that, but I suspect Ricardians have a different agenda...I used to be bit of one myself, in my youth.
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A good friend of mine who knows a lot about the Wars of the Roses once put it like that - Richard was not so different from other monarchs of the period. Shakespeare in a way has been pandering to Tudor ideology in depicting him as a monster. However, the (presumed) murder of children has always been a taboo and may have made the difference.
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Indeed and much as I hate to admit it, I think he is the prime suspect.
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I love that sneering thing about his lips... *fans herself*
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Fine. I am going to lie down now.
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Lie down? I've been on the floor for a while now...
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I'm also on the floor, which is a bit embarrassing at the office.
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I actually swore when I saw the snarling one!