i don’t mind being the villain in your story because you’re a clown in mine.
i don’t mind being the villain in your story because you’re a clown in mine.
look edmund’s one single line in 2.2 is so important.
he’s constantly playing the part of the peacekeeper up until act 5.
he’s acting as an intermediary between edgar and gloucester to supposedly try to resolve the conflict.
he’s constantly justifying edgar to gloucester and warning edgar of the danger he’s in
he’s so so sorry that he has to turn in his father to cornwall– he’s only doing it because he’s so loyal to his country that he has to turn against his father to protect his home
these are all crucial parts of the role he’s trying to play.
so him hearing a fight outdoors and immediately running out to break it up– while he’s injured! right after he just got injured protecting his father! – is so important.
he’s playing the role of the peacekeeper. and he’s deeply in character.
i feel like malcolm falls into the same category as edgar of characters that are often portrayed as the righteous paragon legitimate heirs who come up with clever well-thought-out plans to escape the danger they’re in and ultimately come back to win the day but in reality they’re both actual human disasters who are anything but natural leaders, genuinely have no clue what they’re doing, and are honestly just scared out of their minds
Malcolm 🤝 Edgar
getting accused of trying to/succeeding to kill their own father
running away when things go wrong
rightful heir to a noble title that’s taken by the antagonist
pretends to be something they’re not to avoid the main conflict and for self-protection
is only motivated to come back and solve the conflict when things get exponentially worse
we’re going to have an OLDER BROTHER summer. we will be drinking MONSTER. we will be LIFTING WEIGHTS. we will be ignoring our MOM. we will be surviving off of CHIPS and NOODLES. we will NOT be SHOWERING. we will only be putting on AXE DEODORANT. we will be bothering PRETTY WOMEN and getting REJECTED. OLDER BROTHER SUMMER !!