"Nothing she did or said
Was quite what she meant
But still her life could be called a monument,
Shaped in a slant of available light
And set to the movement of possible music." - Judith Downing
"It quickly becomes apparent, however, that Richard simply uses his deformity as a tool to gain the sympathy of others, including the audience. Richard's evil is a much more innate part of his character than simple bitterness about his ugly body. But he uses this speech to win our trust, and he repeats this ploy throughout his struggle to be crowned king. After he is crowned king and Richmond begins his uprising, Richard's monologues end. Once Richard stops exerting his charisma on the audience, his real nature becomes much more apparent, and by the end of the play he can be seen for the monster that he is."
"Upon it a vast horde of souls were rumbling toward heaven
... they were marching behind the others with great dignity, accountable
as they had always been for good order and common sense and
respectable behavior. They alone were on key. Yet she could see by
their shocked and altered faces that
even their virtues were being burned away."
I've been doing pretty well. I just got finished with spring break, which was extremely relaxing and now have to deal with more finals. I'm also a tad excited about St. Patrick's Day today. I'm going out to a few bars with some friends, which is nice because I'm still fairly new at being 21, haha. How are you doing?
Red cheeked boyfriends tenderly kiss me sweet mouthed under Boulder coverlets winter springtime hug me naked laughing & telling girl friends gossip til autumn -Ginsberg <3