thinking so hard about ‘stand up for bastards’
bastards. plural.
edmund’s not just out here looking for personal career growth, he wants a whole class to be given rights.
very cool of him
every now and then I think of either ‘look sir I bleed’ or 'thou shall find a dearer father in my love’ and I feel feelings
love how edmund tries for about 5 seconds to pull the same move iago pulls,, where he hints at an accusation but never says it outright
edmun really tries to go “when was the last time you spoke to dad? was he angry? did he say anything angry? did he maybe make an angry face at some point?”
but edgar’s just like “nope. nuh uh. not even a little bit.”
and edmund’s gotta change course and be blunt and direct with “ok well. he hates you and wants to kill you”
anyway last semester’s over so i could make the joke I’ve waited all semester to make
call me feste the way i hang out with olivia and maria all day
laertes, with no sense of propriety
laertes, who’s able to walk right in and say in front of everyone, ‘you killed my father, so I’ll kill you’
laertes, who never thinks of how he’s perceived
laertes, who has a mission. who will complete it.
hamlet, whose antics disposition doesn’t allow violence
hamlet, who sees his uncle rise, but doesn’t chase after him
hamlet, who won’t break character
hamlet, who’s acutely aware of perception and facade
hamlet. who thinks of what comes next. so you kill the king. where does that leave you? where does that leave your family? will everyone be ok? will there be a way to get through this? is there any way to survive unscathed? there will be casualties. how many? are you guaranteed to be included among them?
laertes. who doesn’t.
