Wednesday, May 31, 2023

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Withdraw you hence, my lord; I’ll follow you.

  

Buckingham

King Richard the Third        Act III, Scene iv, Line 42

 

Buckingham is addressing Richard. They’ll go off in private for a few minutes, and then they’ll come back, and Richard will declare Hastings a traitor. His crime? He expressed a desire for Edward’s son to be crowned the next king. Never mind the fact that Edward’s son is the rightful next king, that doesn’t fit with Richard’s plan. And so, off with his head. So much for poor Hastings. And that’s a dreary bit of theater, particularly for poor Hastings.

This morning’s weather is fittingly dreary. It’s a light fog out there that will hopefully be burning off in the next few hours. I have chosen this morning for my inaugural e-bike ride to work. Yes, this morning the Aventon (and more to the point, the Pete) will be put to the test. Hopefully we make out better than Hastings.

Wish us luck!



3 comments:

Squeaks said...

When they leave for a few minutes to talk, is there just silence and nothing on the stage in that time...?
Good luck!

Pete Blagys said...

Ahh, you gotta read/see the play!
No, there are other people in the scene, so that whilst these two withdraw the others on stage keep the action/dialogue going.

Squeaks said...

Ah, that seems like it makes more sense.

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