An Unorthodox Tribute to the Bard
It is Shakespeare’s birthday. Or pretty close. It’s also the day of his death in 1616.
At this point, it’s probably all been said. Tributes quote his greatest works, praise his incredible abilities, note his human foibles. Conspiracy theorists wonder if Shakespeare really wrote his plays at all.
They’ve been translated, dissected, studied, performed, and admired for hundreds of years, and in every major living language on Earth. So, in searching for some novel way to tip our feathered hat to the Bard, we came up with this video clip which seems especially poignant since the actual body of Richard III was discovered this year under a bus park.
As far as I know, THIS has not been done. At least not today.
Behold, Peter Sellers playing Sir Laurence Olivier playing Richard III reciting the lyrics of Hard Days Night by the Beatles. I think William would have approved.
And remember:
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts…
[As You Like It]
I loved this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday William Shakespeare.
Great tribute! I, coincidentally, just finished watching “Anonymous” with Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth and Derek Jacobi in the prologue of this movie. Fabulous! Based on the idea that Shakespeare did not write any of the plays or sonnets and that the Earl of Oxford, lover of QE, did. Great entertainment.