![]() ![]() ![]() While the advice may be sound, his motivation is insidious at best. In his Act II soliloquy, Iago has just advised Cassio to enlist Desdemona’s help to get back into Othello’s good graces. As Othello’s embittered ensign, motivated by revenge, Iago stokes the fires of jealousy until Othello murders his wife, Desdemona, in a frenzied rage. Shakespeare crafted an archetypal villain in Iago. This day should Clarence closely be mew’d up,Ĭlarence comes. ![]() In deadly hate the one against the other: To entertain these fair well-spoken days,Īnd hate the idle pleasures of these days.īy drunken prophecies, libels and dreams, Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace,Īnd therefore, since I cannot prove a lover, Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, I, that am curtail’d of this fair proportion,Ĭheated of feature by dissembling nature,ĭeformed, unfinish’d, sent before my time I, that am rudely stamp’d, and want love’s majesty Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,īut I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks, Grim-visaged war hath smooth’d his wrinkled front Īnd now, instead of mounting barded steeds Our dreadful marches to delightful measures. Our stern alarums changed to merry meetings, Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths Made glorious summer by this sun of York Īnd all the clouds that lour’d upon our house With two of the most recognizable opening lines in classical theatre, this iconic speech is an excellent opportunity for an actor to perform Shakespearean text, and simultaneously explore the physicality of embodying the deformed would-be King. In the opening of the play, in a declaration of self-awareness, Richard states that he is “determined to prove a villain.” Although England is finally at peace after a long civil war, the first thing Richard does is to express envy of his brother’s power as the King of England and explain how he plans to usurp the throne. William Shakespeare’s 16th Century masterpiece portrays King Richard III’s Machiavellian rise to power. “ Richard III ” by William Shakespeare: Richard III’s plan “The Devil Wears Prada” Courtesy 20th Century Fox 1. ![]()
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