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#OTD in 1918 – Almost the entire leadership of Sinn Féin are arrested. 150 were arrested on the night of 16–17 May and taken to prisons in England.
#OTD in 1918 – Almost the entire leadership of Sinn Féin are arrested. 150 were arrested on the night of 16–17 May and taken to prisons in England.
During the last year of the First World War, on the night of 17/18 May, over 70 leading members of Sinn Fein were arrested under the terms of the Defence of the Realm Act. The arrests had been made following the discovery of a supposed plot on the part of Sinn Féin to help Germany enter Ireland. This “German Plot” is generally believed to have been used as an excuse to intern the leaders of Sinn…
I love Edgar and Gloucester so much that I drew something else with them—a sequel to my last drawing.
I’m so mad that Edgar never revealed himself to Gloucester until the very end, in a scene that’s not even shown on stage, just recounted by Edgar… so I drew their final encounter.
Edgar’s account of his journey with Gloucester:
List a brief tale;
And when ‘tis told, O, that my heart would burst!
The bloody proclamation to escape,
That follow’d me so near—O, our lives’ sweetness!
That we the pain of death would hourly die
Rather than die at once!—taught me to shift
Into a madman’s rags; to assume a semblance
That very dogs disdain’d: and in this habit
Met I my father with his bleeding rings,
Their precious stones new lost: became his guide,
Led him, begg’d for him, saved him from despair;
Never—O fault!—reveal’d myself unto him,
Until some half-hour past, when I was arm’d:
Not sure, though hoping, of this good success,
I ask’d his blessing, and from first to last
Told him my pilgrimage: but his flaw’d heart,
Alack, too weak the conflict to support!
'Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief,
Burst smilingly.
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An incredible scene from King Lear, featuring Gloucester (left) and Edgar (right). I would give context, but it’s pretty complicated. The quote is: “Hadst thou been aught but gossamer, feathers, air, so many fathom down precipitating, thou'dst shiver’d like an egg. But thou dost breathe…”
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whoops, I haven’t posted stuff in a while! here’s a comic about a line from henry vi pt 2 that I really liked (with Gloucester and Henry)
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modern au where gloucester wears dark sunglasses, only there’s like dried blood around them and someone thinks he’s an emo old man
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a very intense scene from King Lear, including (from left to right) Cornwall, First Servant, Regan, and Gloucester!
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Catch the Yetis having a banger of a time down at Afterjam, huge congratulations to our Race Captain Wyatt who placed second in competition.
Massive thanks to our Media Sec Marco, and Jack who grabbed us some wicked videography.
Hello, here is a ridiculously long review of this production! I just had a lot of feelings and thoughts!
Setting/Staging/Mood
- I really loved the sound design for this one. It’s hard to describe, but the chords gave it a real presence and sense of motion. It was vaguely reminiscent of horror movie music in the way the chords lingered and didn’t blend in seamlessly, but I wouldn’t call it horror music exactly. The BELL tolling while Lear zips up his folder was such a good first image and bit of sound. And there were drinking songs, which I always love to see in a play. Put that Epic Theater technique straight in my mouth!
- The circle in the middle that’s red in the first half and white in the second was a really creative detail, and the actors used that space effectively, especially with overlapping exits and entrances to make it feel that scenes happened in different locations while still being thematically connected.
- The opulence and ceremony of the first scene gradually gives way to the more sparse and modern staging of act five — formal military dress to fatigues
- I love how Lear raises his hand in prayer and command, compelling everyone else to follow suit to show their devotion and allegiance (and is there a difference between their king and their gods in this world?) even when they’re unsure about whether he’s right to be so cruel to Cordelia.
- The recurring imagery of money changing hands really fits in well with the theme of love as currency that’s already in the text!
- The single tree in the background of act five gave me Waiting For Godot vibes, which works SO WELL with the absurdism and nihilism of Lear.
Thoughts about specific characters under the cut!
Royal Maids waiting for a new event
