Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios

Published 2008.

A typical king;

Killed everybody who got in his way;

A typical fat slob of a king;

Out to get his own greedy needs met;

Uses every individual who crossed his path;

More often than not, slap happy drunk;

Seen on numerous occasion dancing amongst the moon lit paths;

Often times his royal trousers would fall to his ankles causing the King to fall face down.

Was Shakespeare’s Richard any different from some of the politicians we all know so well?  The only difference is that they're not allowed to get away with it as much, what with the paparazzi and all.

I finished reading this, Richard III, prior to go see him in the theatre. Even in Portuguese I felt as if I’d come under a spell. What marvelous language. Everyone knows this. It’s obvious, but does everyone really know it? It’s different to know than to experience. And I’ve experienced, once again, the glory of his language in this story.

Read on, if you feel so inclined.