Richard III: Act 4, iv - Richard looks to woo Elizabeth

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

"Were we to think away our frailty and lateness, our physiological senescence, then our morality of "humanization" would immediately lose its value too (in itself, no morality has any value)--it would even arouse disdain. On the other hand, let us not doubt that we moderns, with our thickly padded humanity, which at all costs wants to avoid bumping into a stone, would have provided Cesare Borgia's contemporaries with a comedy at which they could have laughed themselves to death."

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

The real amazing thing about this movie is that it does proof Nietzsche right on his assumption that modern beings could not even dare to think themselves being transferred back to the age of the Renaissance: By moving the Renaissance play to the era of World War II the characters of Shakespeare show the key figures of that age as bloodless and boring persons: Compare Richard of Gloucester to Adolf Hitler and Richmond to his detractors; and I should invoke Nietzsche now:

[devmonbar]

"Be brief, lest that be process of thy kindness Last longer telling than thy kindness' date."

I like this line, however I know not what it means.

[dlweiss]

@devmonbar

It means, "Talk fast, unless you want yourself to spend more time talking about being kind than actually being kind."

[devmonbar]

@dlweiss

Thanks!

[Jayde15arena]

They Cut Margrets Lines :'(

[TheArchuletalover]

so happy I get to do this scene for shakespere competetion!

[benny4700]

Were can i find the full movie???

[Fujikorific]

Nice little pucker-up there at the end, Richard. What a classy guy. LOL

[mikeybill]

This is such a great scene.

[mrdammvan]

Ian McKellen and Maggie Smith own the film!

[Mowbee13]

I think it means they're not content. And it's kind of cold out, so maybe they should put a shawl on, or maybe just curl up on the couch with a blanket and a nice bottle of brandy.

[hotlovehotlovehotlov]

"Now is the winter of our discontent" what is the meaning of this sentence? inside of the play or out of it

[Jesterswords]

They've won the war - their discontent (unhappiness that came from the war) has gone into hibernation (ie winter) - and things are good now.

[dlweiss]

@hotlovehotlovehotlov

It actually means they're happy. As in, unhappiness (discontent) is out of season, in hibernation. He's referring to the fact that war has just ended and peacetime has arrived.

[StantheGunman]

Best film ever....Beatiful!

[ShmelevJr]

I thought Maggie Smith was playing the part of the Duchess of York... But she says Queen Margaret's words!

[vonOhzu]

Greatest. Villain. Ever.

[mohamoud111]

suk mi toe

[SoerLee]

Annette is such a high class actress. Amazing woman!

Thanks for sharing!