Saturday, March 5, 2011

Malvolio's Greatness

Malvolio:
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."

Twelfth Night (II, v, 156-159)

What can be more humorous than the self importance of a buffoon?  The self-righteous, self-important Malvolio is set up by his "inferiors" at 3:30 in the following clip.



The hilarious results of the prank can be begins at 8:16 and finishes in the following clip



Tuesday, March 1, 2011

"Love looks not with the eyes..."

Helena:
"...Things base and vile, holding no quantity,
Love can transpose to form and dignity.
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind
."

A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1 Scene 1


Love is Blind

Monday, February 28, 2011

"What a piece of work is a man..."

Hamlet:
What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how
infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and
admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like
a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet,
to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me...".

Act 2 Scene 2