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To: durasell

Richard III of course was blatantly political as was much of Shakespeare's output. RIII was a hatchet job and as historically dubious as anything Oliver Stone ever made. It's also his longest play and not quite good enough to justify the length.


132 posted on 07/05/2005 7:24:46 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

I kinda like it. Actually, I thought Titus was his longest play, but no matter. For pure bad guy, RIII is just terrific. You got to love a villain who says,

Conscience is but a word that cowards use, devised at first to keep the strong in awe. Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law.


134 posted on 07/05/2005 7:28:40 AM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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