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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #45: Henry IV, Part 2 (2012)
45. Richard Eyre’s Henry IV, Part 2 (2012) Let’s recap my assessment of The Hollow Crown so far. Episode 1 (Richard II) was excruciating, except for the monkey. Episode II (Henry IV, Part 1) proved to be quite good. Henry IV, Part 2 simultaneously feels like a reboot and a sequel to Part 1, which Continue reading
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Shakespearing #17: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespearing #17 by David Foley The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor was one of three Shakespeare plays I’d neither read nor seen when I began this project. (The other two were King John and The Two Noble Kinsmen.) I can’t say I was missing much. Riverside’s introduction repeats the tradition that Continue reading
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Shakespearing #16: Henry IV, Part 1
Shakespearing #16 by David Foley Henry IV, Part 1 I wasn’t looking forward to re-reading Henry IV. It’s not that I don’t like it, but its central trope has become stale from a hundred Hollywood films: the wastrel son redeeming himself when the chips are down. Do we really need to run that tape again? Continue reading
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