Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

No longer Earl of March, but Duke of York:

The next degree is England’s royal throne;

For King of England shalt thou be proclaim’d

In ever borough as we pass along;

And he that throws not up his cap for joy,

Shall for the fault make forfeit of his head.

 

Earl of Warwick

King Henry the Sixth Part III     Act II, Scene i, Line 195                                   

Warwick is talking to Richard who will become Richard the Third. No, not in this play, but in Will’s later play aptly titled Richard the Third.

You know, I can’t seem to help it, but that line about losing your head if you don’t throw your cap for joy as Richard passes makes me think of the United States of America in 2025…

Quick! Pull up Mr. Blagys, pull up!