Shakespeare? What the f*** do you know about Shakespeare?
question that lingers conspicuously throughout the whole docudrama - technique of voxpopuli as he interviews a panhandler
We're shooting, we're shooting
power transfer into hollywood elites contrary to the monarchy, who believe they have this enriched authority due to their fame and heightened level of privilege - symbolises
He did more than help us. He instructed us
vox populi interview allows for casual textual conversation - seemingly random individual provides us with insight into the intentions behind shakespeare and how his rhetoric is ultimately a true reflection of our society, his language is elevated to being a conduit of meaning and feeling
Richard knows that he does not have his own humanity and that he's lost it' and has 'let the pursuit of power totally corrupt him. He is alienated from his own body and his own self
Kimble's utterings in the final scenes of the play provide us with insight as shakespeare diverts from divine rationalism, while attributing richards downfall to human fallibility, a modern concept as such
To communicate a shakespeare about how we feel today
recontextualisation of the purpose of shakespeare within society
cross cutting of Al pacino reading Richard III opening soliloquy back and forth between scholars and pacino
audience sees this as an exploration of meaning, who has authority over shakespeare, scholars
The problem with Shakespeare in the US is that we have insecurity due to the british
dichotomy between american and british and between scholar and actor, problem of being American with Shakespeare is feeling infereriority affecting the way you view it
Feelings haven't been divorced from words
can still derive feelings from his work, feeling behind shakespeare rather than analyse, dont have to understand every word and line as that is common criticism, metaphorical language aligns with 'gist' of pacino rather than the denotation
They canvas like politicians with lies and innuendos
legitimises play in a contemporary framework - Richard's behaviour like modern politicians
Why do we need a permit
level of arrogance and narcissism shown representing the allusions between him and richard this self absorbed and self serviant character