Shakespeare has much to say about power and politics in his plays. These six quotes address what it means to be a king, the power of law, what separates Royal from Common, and what truth speaks to authority. “Maybe suffering more insomnia — really sleepless, feeling guilty,” Paster says. “The sleep that is so important for the health (that they felt and that we feel) is unfortunately not for him.” To the footnotes: “The little ones have constantly gained plodders, except the authority of others in the books of others.” (“The Work of Love Is Lost,” Act I, Scene 1). As Richard II uttered these words, he handed over his crown to Bolingbroke. He may relinquish his power and position, but his grief and worries remain. Watch Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear perform this moving scene in a clip from The Hollow Crown: Richard II. About administrative officials: “Furs, non-commissioned officers. Drest in a small short authority, the most ignorant of what is most assured to them. Play fantastic tricks that make angels cry. (“Measure for Measure,” Act II, Scene 2). On the denial of certiorari: “I think, but dare not speak.” (“Macbeth,” Act V, Scene 1). The legal attitude: “More authority, dear boy, name more.” (“Love`s Labour`s Lost,” Act I, Scene 2).

“He wonders here if Caesar would really be someone who, if he came to power, would mistreat them in this way,” Paster says. From his position of power, Angelo advocated strict law enforcement and severe punishment of violators. The project is the work of Edward J. Bander, a 40-year-old assistant librarian. M. Bander began reading a 12-volume series of Shakespeare`s works a year and a half ago about subway rides between his home in the Bronx and Washington Square as “a course for self-improvement.” That`s three-quarters of the way. On the doctrine of constitutional law: “But in these cases we still have a judgment here; that we teach only bloody instructions which, when taught, come back to torment the inventory. This impartial justice puts the ingredients of our captive chalice on our own lips. (“Macbeth,” Act I, Scene 7). SMITH (apart). He need not fear the sword; for his coat is proof of this.

JACK CADE. Thank you, good people: – there will be no money; All will eat and drink because of me; and I will clothe them all in one garment, that they may coincide as brethren, and worship their Lord to me. Gail Kern Passter, Folger`s director emeritus, provides additional insight into the context of each quote. These are just a few of the many lines in Shakespeare`s plays about politics and power. Share your favorites in the comments section below. Kent is King Lear`s loyal subject and friend, so he tries to intervene when he sees the king making rash decisions and fending off the youngest princess, Cordelia. He pays the price for his audacity when King Lear banishes him on pain of death. Angelo does not listen, and he ultimately does not meet the standards of the law and turns out to be a hypocrite. Other complications may be observed.

One from the Tax Foundation, for example, includes this note about the Internal Revenue Code: “Has a book containing such abominable material ever been so faithfully bound?” (“Romeo and Juliet,” Act III, scene 2). “. ” The books in me are the Bible and Shakspere,” I said. “They`re g-reat f`r, yes,” she says. “So bully f`r th” style. D`ye lie thim all the` Time?, she said. “I`ve never read them,” I said. “I use them for specific purposes.

I`ve never read it, but I`ll never read anything else until I read it,” I said. “She stood between me and `all modhren lithrachoor,`” I said. About big cases that make bad laws: “This superfluous business that hid the worst and showed the best face.” (Love`s Labour`s Lost”, Act V, scene 2). Among the quotes he distinguished with his captions were: “Let`s kill all the lawyers” is a line from Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 from William Shakespeare. The full quote reads: “The first thing we do, kill all the lawyers.” [1] This is one of Shakespeare`s most famous lines,[2] as well as one of his most controversial. [3] DICK [apart]. But I think he should be afraid of fire and be burned in his hand for stealing sheep. Two showcases of “Judicial Counsel” were displayed by New York University School of Law. The advisor is William Shakespeare, 400 years old this year. “As with modern heads of state,” says Paster, “danger arises when their subjects are afraid to tell the truth to the powerful, when they are surrounded by flatterers. The Elisabethans were very aware of this danger in their great men, and the dangers of flatterers are a common theme.

Paster points out that Escalus – Angelo`s assistant – implores mercy: “Let us be sharp and cut rather a little / Than fall and die of bruises.” At an hour of the night when most of his subjects are sleeping, the king is awake and busy with his business. JACK CADE. So be brave; for your captain is courageous and swears the Reformation. In England, seven half-loaves of bread are to be sold for a penny: the three-tyre jar would have ten tyres; and I will make it a crime to drink a little beer: the whole kingdom will be together; and at Cheapside, my Palfrey will go into the grass, and if I`m king — as king I`ll be — “The context is also their cynicism,” says Paster, “because they expect him to be blackmailed, and they`re too low to be eligible. He wants to insist not only on common humanity, but also because they are skeptical about the king`s motives.