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"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed; some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd;" - Richard II (A3, S2) #ShakespeareSunday

Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
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Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
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Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III

“We are time’s subjects, and time bids begone.” - Henry IV, Part 2 (Act 1, Scene 3) #ShakespeareSunday #Loki @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“We have heard the chimes at midnight.” - Henry IV, Part 2 (Act 3, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #Cinderella @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“Or dive into the bottom of the deep,
 Where fathom line could never touch the ground” - Henry IV, Part 1 (Act 1, Scene 3) #ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“ O, tiger’s heart wrapped in a woman’s hide” - Henry VI, Part 3 (Act 1, Scene 4) #ShakespeareSunday #Mulan @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“True nobility is exempt from fear: more can I bear than you dare execute.” - Henry VI, Part 2 (Act 4, Scene 1) #ShakespeareSunday #LoTR @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“So doth the swan her downy cygnets save,
Keeping them prisoner underneath her wings.” - Henry VI, Part 1 (Act 5, Scene 3) #ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“I am a villain.” - Richard III (Act 5, Scene 3) #ShakespeareSunday #Tangled @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“men of few words are the best men” - Henry V (Act 3, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #PrideandPrejudice @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“The better part of valor is discretion” - Henry IV, Part 1 (Act 5, Scene 4) #ShakespeareSunday #HowtheGrinchStoleChristmas @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“I weep for joy to stand upon  my kingdom  once again.” - Richard II (Act 3, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #TheLionKing @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground
 And tell sad stories of the death of kings—
 How some have been deposed, some slain in war” - Richard II (Act 3, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #LoTR @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“We would not seek a battle as we are,
Nor, as we are, we say we will not shun it.” - Henry V (Act 3, Scene 6) #ShakespeareSunday #Casablanca @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social
Theme: The Hollow Crown Plays

Tomorrow's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III

“I'll hence forthwith unto the sanctuary,
To save at least the heir of Edward's right” - Henry VI, Part 3 (Act 4, Scene 4)
~ The White Queen aired on BBC in June 2013 #BBCShakespeare

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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme is in celebration of #BBCShakespeare - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!

Today we are celebrating and sharing all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the #BBCShakespeare tag.

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Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme: LOVE & LOSS

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He sees his love, and nothing else he sees,
For nothing else with his proud sight agrees.
Venus and Adonis
#ShakespeareSunday

" 'Tis in my memory lock'd," - Hamlet (A1, S3) #ShakespeareSunday #RemembranceSunday #LestWeForget

“Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” - R&J (Act 1, Scene 5) #ShakespeareSunday #Tangled @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

Fear no more the heat o’ the sun,
Nor the furious winter’s rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done” - Cymbeline (Act 4, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #DeathlyHallows @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.” - Cymbeline (Act 4, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #MuppetChristmasCarol @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

““Tired with all these, for restful death I cry” - Sonnet 66 #ShakespeareSunday #DeathlyHallows @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“And when Love speaks, the voice of all the gods
Make heaven drowsy with the harmony.” - Love's Labour's Lost (Act 4, Scene 3) #ShakespeareSunday #ItsaWonderfulLife @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“Be absolute for death. Either death or life shall thereby be  the sweeter.” - Measure for Measure (Act 3, Scene 1) #ShakespeareSunday #MeetJoeBlack @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social

“My brother he is in Elysium.” - Twelfth Night (Act 1, Scene 2) #ShakespeareSunday #DeathlyHallows @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social