#Claudius Hawke

[divorcemotif]

FINALLY A HAMLET 2000 TRUTHER

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU I AM OBSESSED WITH HAMLET 2000. my friend and I put it on on a 3 am whim intending to make fun of it but the further in we got the more we were turning to each other like "wait is this good? is this actually good though?? holy shit?? why does this go off?"

[theofficialpresidentofmars]

been thinking about a less serious totally campy 2000-2010s teen movie adaptation of Hamlet in my spare time (female lead Hamlet and not word-for-word... bite me) after listening to Nirvana's Nevermind on repeat and it was all coming together up until Act 3 Scene 2: The Mousetrap.

Now this one's an interesting one, as seeing as there aren't many travelling actor troupes around these days, often modern takes tend to modernise this performance, with Ethan Hawke's Hamlet utilising the art of indie film and perhaps my all-time favourite take on it, Ryan North's To Be Or Not To Be A Choosable Adventure Book that has Claudius play a Choose Your Own Adventure book within the Choose Your Own Adventure book (spoiler alert- he chooses the kill-your-brother path). In this way I am a fan of when the play-within-a-play is changed to suit the medium of adaptation, but I wasn't really feeling a movie for the characterisation vibes I was going for.

Until I had possibly the greatest idea ever. While travelling theatre troupes that perform edited renditions of well known plays just out and about are less common, there's another and often more mobile theatre form, close to my heart, that could be utilised to fit this scene well: comedy improv.

Hamlet, hearing word her old theatre group is back in town, inviting her mother and uncle along to an improv night, with a secret plan to reveal her uncle's guilt through the art of theatresports.

It'll probably go either one of two ways: she pulls aside her old teammate, asks for a favour- she knows that it's improv, and the whole point is that it's Not planned ahead, but if just this once she could get a certain scene to play out in front of her parents. and while reluctant, they agree, and on the night, announce a game of New Choice, asking Hamlet to be their caller.

It goes a little something like this:

'I shall now pour the deadly poison down his throat-'

'New Choice!'

'Into his eyes-'

'New Choice!'

'Into his ears!'

'Wow, that's crazy. Poisoned by his own brother. Would be a real shame if he were to go and marry his wife now, wouldn't it be, Claudius?'

Alternatively, instead of asking to rig a game (which is a cardinal sin anyway), Hamlet asks if she can join them for a special round, like old times. She offers to write for a game of Typewriter. Her teammate agrees, then jokingly implies that she's grown rusty, asking if she remembers the most important rule of improv. Rolling her eyes, of course she remembers to yes-and, she says.

She does not yes-and.

She flat out refuses the first two offers from the audience on the ask of 'interesting relationship between two people' until her plant Horatio eventually pipes up with 'wife and brother-in-law', she prefaces her scene with a lengthy disclaimer that it may cover some morbid topics but they shouldn't bother anyone (unless they have something to hide), and proceeds to run the scene with an iron fist, shutting down any offers that don't suit her purpose. Her teammate is making plans to chew her out afterwards when she shuts down their fifth offer to do ANYTHING but keep talking about how great a wife they are and how much they're not going to cheat etc etc. Eventually they get somewhere, and someone's getting poisoned, but then a bell rings and they get the '30 seconds, wrap it up' (about time, the pacing's gone to shit). but instead of wrapping it up in any manner that might salvage the scene, Hamlet takes it as an invitation to suddenly start typing quicker than normal, like she HAS to get all these words out before her time is up, and is ignoring everyone to go on this tangent about the king's death and how the brother takes the throne and she's just started to talk about how he marries the late king's wife (bit weird innit) when her uncle stands up and storms out of the room.

Anyway it would just be fun, methinks.

[agentravensong]

three observations / thoughts from reading the editorial notes in my new physical copy of Hamlet (the pelican edition, edited by a. r. braunmuller):

1. There's this bit from Act 2 Scene 2 where Hamlet is telling Ros and Guil about how he's depressed, how all the beautiful things in the world mean nothing to him. The thing that stuck out to me on this flip-through was the highlighted line and associated footnote below:

If we go with what is "traditionally supposed" as canon, then, it makes this line one of the most direct fourth-wall breaks in the whole show (that isn't a narrative device i.e. the soliloquies), because it implies that Hamlet sees the literal ceiling of the theater the play is being performed in.

You could just say that the golden fire refers to the real stars and such, making the "roof" metaphorical... but that's less fun.

2. There are a lot of bird allusions and metaphors in this play. Not just the “special providence in the fall of a sparrow” line that seems to haunt me specifically, but a lot of times that people are compared to birds.

marcellus calling for hamlet like how a falconer would apparently call a hawk in act 1 scene 5 when he's left on the battlements after the ghost disappears ("Illo ho ho, my lord!")

woodcocks (foolish birds) caught in springs (traps) (see polonius in act 1 scene 3 (talking about hamlet or ophelia, i think?), and laertes once he starts dying)

knowing a hawk from a handsaw, a spy from a true friend (act 2 scene 2) (according to the book "handsaw" is also supposed to sound like "hernshaw", a type of heron)

"it cannot be but i am pigeon-livered" (also act 2 scene 2)

cladius' limed soul (act 3 scene 4), "limed" apparently referencing birdlime, a gluey material used to snare birds

osric, the "lapwing" who "runs away with the shell on his head", comparing him to a freshly hatched baby bird

and at least one or two more that are currently slipping my mind.

Now, I’m relatively new to analyzing Shakespeare's works in this depth, so maybe this is a trademark in all his stuff, or maybe it was just common at the time; maybe it isn’t meant to be a pattern.

But amongst all those lines, I read this (part of Hamlet talking to Horatio after the play-within-a-play, leading up to him bragging to Horatio that he could definitely get a whole share in an actors' company):

And, given how meta Hamlet is as a play (see section 1/3 of this post)… perhaps this line, as unemphasized as it is, is meant to re-contextualize the rest of those bird references as pointing out / reminding us that all the characters are actors? Both in the literal meta sense and also the thematic “every character is playing a role for others and engaging in varying levels of deceit” sense?

Again, it’s possible I’m giving this more weight than it’s due because of my lack of context, but. It’s an interesting possibility, at least.

3. Okay, this last one is just funny. Remember when Laertes and Claudius are just beginning to brainstorm how they’ll eliminate Hamlet in the last scene of Act 4, and Claudius alludes to some skill of Laertes’ (fencing) that someone else has been spreading the word about? Do you remember who that someone was?

Well, the thing about this noted excellent horse-rider is…

Obviously, the only conclusion to draw from this is that the guy talking up Laertes’ fencing prowess is the literal Grim Reaper, setting things in motion for the fated fatal duel, and neither Claudius nor Laertes had the thought that taking such inspiration from a guy named as such might lead to an unfavorable end. Good job, you two.

[lizardrosen]

Okay but…you know how Gertrude asked (forced) Hamlet to stay in Elsinore at the beginning?

She does it to Laertes too.

When his sister dies, she tells him not to go back to his house. When he asks why, she just says “I don’t trust you around sharp objects right now.” For…well…obvious reasons. Who’s to say Laertes wouldn’t do something drastic, like Ophelia did?

So Laertes is trapped. Just like Hamlet was at the beginning. Only now, he doesn’t have Horatio. Nor does his father or sister bother to show up in ghost form.

He is utterly alone now. Gertrude accidentally isolates him even more, making him more vulnerable to Claudius’s manipulation.

god. GOD! Wow, okay, i guess we're in an arms race of making each other miserable via Laertes headcanons, huh?

Because you're right, you're so so right, Laertes really shouldn't be trusted to be by himself right now, but all he sees is that Gertrude doesn't trust him, and Claudius seems to be the only person who respects him enough to talk to him like an equal, who shows them that they have a common enemy.

And I was going to say that maybe Laertes does have Horatio, because Horatio cared so much for Ophelia while she was unraveling, and maybe he'd be there for Laertes too, at least as someone to talk to, but oh god, Horatio's not there either because he's already gotten Hamlet's letter and has rushed off to meet him on the east side of the city.

I like to think that if Gertrude cares enough to not let him go home on his own, she'd also care enough to keep him company, because she's had her share of grief lately especially since she might not know yet that Hamlet is returned, so she'd know how being alone is the worst thing you can do for yourself at times like these, so she'd be watching him like a hawk. After all, I've seen several productions where the two families are very close and she and Laertes have a good friendship.

But then I remember that in one of those productions, with one of the Laerteses I most enjoy torturing, he holds a gun to her head when he storms the castle. No matter what she intends, if she makes him stay, he's going to avoid the hell out of her. In that version he does also have Reynaldo, who wouldn't let him self-destruct to a point of no return, but that only makes this whole situation a little less tragic.

[lorata]

just read your tidbit about claudius having tony hawk energy and i have to confess that i thought tony hawk and stephen hawking were the same person until right now omg

wait did you think the astrophysicist did sick grinds on his wheelchair or the skateboarder also had multiple degrees in quantum theory

(I would never make fun of someone for not knowing something by the way, both images have GENUINELY delighted me)

[fakerobotrealblog]

"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare is one of the most iconic and frequently adapted plays in the literary canon. Its exploration of themes such as revenge, madness, and existentialism has inspired numerous adaptations across various mediums. Here's an in-depth analysis of "Hamlet" and some notable adaptations:

### "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare:

1. **Existentialism and Moral Ambiguity:**

- "Hamlet" is renowned for its exploration of existential themes. The protagonist, Prince Hamlet, grapples with moral ambiguity, contemplating life, death, and the consequences of revenge. The famous soliloquy "To be or not to be" encapsulates these existential reflections.

2. **Madness and Deception:**

- Hamlet's feigned madness and the broader theme of deception add layers to the narrative. The play explores the thin line between reality and illusion, raising questions about the authenticity of appearances.

3. **Complex Characters:**

- Characters like Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, and Polonius contribute to the complexity of the play. Each character has intricate motives and relationships, adding depth to the exploration of human nature.

4. **Dramatic Irony:**

- Shakespeare employs dramatic irony throughout the play, where the audience possesses knowledge that some characters lack. This creates tension and engages the audience in the unfolding tragedy.

5. **Ghost Motif:**

- The appearance of King Hamlet's ghost introduces the supernatural element and sets the revenge plot in motion. The ghost serves as a catalyst for Hamlet's internal conflict and moral dilemma.

### Notable Adaptations:

1. **"The Lion King" (1994):**

- This animated film draws clear parallels with "Hamlet," portraying Simba's journey mirroring Hamlet's quest for justice and self-discovery. The uncle Scar corresponds to Claudius, adding a familial and Shakespearean dimension to the Disney classic.

2. **"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" (1990):**

- Tom Stoppard's play and subsequent film take a unique perspective, focusing on two minor characters from "Hamlet." It explores existential themes and the concept of fate, providing a meta-theatrical commentary on the original play.

3. **"Hamlet" (1996) - Directed by Kenneth Branagh:**

- Branagh's film adaptation offers a faithful rendition of the play, emphasizing its theatrical roots. The unabridged version allows for a comprehensive exploration of the characters and themes, staying true to the original text.

4. **"Hamlet" (2000) - Directed by Michael Almereyda:**

- Set in modern-day New York, this adaptation features Ethan Hawke as Hamlet. The contemporary setting introduces new layers to the play's exploration of power, corruption, and surveillance.

5. **"Hamlet" (1948) - Directed by Laurence Olivier:**

- Olivier's film, a more traditional adaptation, won several Academy Awards. It is praised for its visual aesthetics and Olivier's nuanced portrayal of Hamlet.

6. **"Hamlet" (2015) - Directed by Kenneth Branagh:**

- Branagh returned to "Hamlet" in 2015, this time focusing on the character's internal struggles. The film explores Hamlet's psychological state and emphasizes the emotional depth of the play.

### Common Themes Across Adaptations:

1. **Reinterpretation of Characters:**

- Different adaptations may reinterpret characters, offering new perspectives on their motivations and actions.

2. **Modernization and Contextual Shifts:**

- Many adaptations place "Hamlet" in different time periods or cultural contexts, highlighting its universality and adaptability.

3. **Focus on Specific Themes:**

- Some adaptations emphasize particular themes such as political intrigue, mental health, or familial relationships, providing a fresh lens on the original material.

In conclusion, "Hamlet" continues to captivate audiences through its timeless exploration of human nature and existential dilemmas. Its adaptability to various mediums and reinterpretation across diverse contexts underscore its enduring relevance in the realm of literature and performance.

[howyoutalktostrangers]

So,

I'm going to have to cry onstage.

Since we've wrapped our performances of All's Well That Ends Well, I've been hard at work preparing for my role as Laertes in the upcoming Shawnigan Players production of Hamlet going up at the Duncan Showroom in late October. And now that I've given my best shot at comedic acting, this play will give me a chance to try tragedy.

I thought I remembered Hamlet pretty well from high school English, but immersing yourself in a particular character's headspace and spending months marinating in the text gives you a much more profound sense of the story. Laertes only has six appearances in our show, but has some of the most impactful lines and devastating scenes. He is briefly introduced in the beginning, then disappears for the majority of the play before reappearing in a boiling rage, intent on revenge.

Today we went over the blocking for one of the final scenes of the show, dissecting the text with my director Laura Faulkner and pondering the emotional trajectory Laertes is going through. Generally he's a principled and well-liked dude, respectful of tradition and hierarchy, but he's been driven to the edge of madness by his grief and fury — much like the titular character.

One thing that was identified for me while I was studying acting at Studio 58 is that anger is situated squarely within my comfort zone, something that was further confirmed while I was playing Bertram this summer. I should have no problem with Laertes' vengeful boasts — "I dare damnation", he proclaims at one point — but a much bigger challenge is portraying realistic sadness on stage.

It's a much more vulnerable spot to be.

In this scene, while plotting murder with King Claudius (played by Brian Dennison), I'm faced with the devastating — SPOILER ALERT — news that my sister Ophelia (played by Cecilia Dennison) has drowned. The news hits Laertes like a gut-punch, further compounding his already overwhelming grief, and he begins to cry against his will.

"Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, and therefore I forbid my tears," he declares futilely.

This is what I love so much about this character. Despite all his swaggering braggadocio and blasphemous threats, he is animated by a deep and abiding dedication to his family. The final four scenes of the show, in which he engages in a graveside grapple with Hamlet, participates in an assassination scheme and generally proves himself to be someone not fo be fucked with, are all driven by his overwhelming love for his deceased family members. Deep down he's a big softie.

When I was studying my copy of the Collected Works of Shakespeare, which I bought for Kristina earlier this year, I learned that Laertes is far more significant to the plot than I realized. The moment that his father Polonius (played by Rien Vesseur) is killed, he becomes the mirror image of Hamlet — a son seeking vengeance for his patriarch's murder. While Hamlet spends nearly the whole play procrastinating and second-guessing himself, Laertes flies at his revenge with a single-minded madness that serves as an example to our moody Danish prince. If it weren't for Laertes, perhaps Hamlet would've never gotten around to actually going after his murderous uncle.

In preparation for this show, I've been watching the movie adaptations of the play — I've seen most of the Kenneth Branagh version, and fast-forwarded to Laertes' scenes in the contemporary Ethan Hawke one. The things that stand out the most to me all revolve around his relationship to his sister (played by Kate Winslet and Julia Stiles) as she's the one who truly breaks his heart.

You get the sense, studying the text, that his quest to avenge Polonius stems more from pride and filial duty. It's something that he believes is expected of him. With Ophelia, it's different. When he leaps into her grave and ululates wildly about her perfection, the audience sees that he is wholly sincere in his devotion to her, that she's taken a piece of his soul with her. This guy is broken in a way that can't be fixed.

"A minist'ring angel shall my sister be when thou liest howling," he snaps at the presiding priest.

Shakespeare was writing from experience here, because he lost his only son Hamnet in 1596, which was approximately four years before Hamlet was published. I wondered at first how the Bard could write something so hauntingly dark and grief-filled, but when I learned of his own personal family tragedy suddenly everything made sense.

Was this play how he processed his own raging emotions?

Which brings me to my own sister Kathryn, who passed away by equally tragic circumstances to Ophelia, three years ago. Right away when I started learning my lines, I knew that this emotional reality would be dredged up by this acting experience. I may not have sought revenge when she died, but I certainly wanted to — I threw a Christmas tree across a lobby, kicked down a hotel room door and ended up in the psych ward three times in a month. I remember clearly being curled up in the fetal position in a snowy parking lot, chainsmoking cigarettes and convinced that I would never be able to experience happiness again.

I wanted to die.

So when Laura smirked at me today and said "you're going to have to cry" for this scene, I knew that Kathryn would be the emotional nuke that I could deploy to accomplish this somewhat terrifying feat. Most actors know how to cheat-cry, how to make their voice break or how to produce real-sounding sobs. But what I'm going to aim for is full out method-style tears, with real liquid running down my cheeks, each tear a tribute to the perfect sister I lost way too fucking soon.

If Laertes can do it, so can I.

The Literary Goon

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

oh boy i love listing things

that i am doing right now so i can remember them and maybe even finish some of them

or, wendy again several problems (mostly hubris and sleepy binch disease)

READING:

Manga/comics/etc.:

Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka

Azumanga Daioh by Kiyohiko Azuma

Regular books:

The Book of Ti’ana (Myst #2) by David Wingrove (weekly group reading)

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc

WATCHING:

TV:

Mo Dao Zu Shi (the donghua/animated version) (watching weekly w/a friend)

Lupin III: Part 4 (JP cut/subbed)

Film:

Terminal Station (1953) dir. Vittorio de Sica

PLAYING:

A Short Hike (Nintendo Switch)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)

“Short” list of things I want to pick back up or start next [sweats] (HUBRIS):

Ace Attorney (Nintendo Switch)

Torna: The Golden Country (Nintendo Switch)

Panzer Dragoon remake (PC)

The Jig Is Up (PC)

Starting Point by Hayao Miyazaki

Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki

Millennium Actress (2001) dir. Satoshi Kon

Woodstock (1970) dir. Michael Wadleigh

Double Indemnity (1944) dir. Billy Wilder

Adieu l’ami (1968) dir. Jean Herman

I, Claudius (1976) dir. Herbert Wise

The Big Sleep (1946) dir. Howard Hawks

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) dir. Albert Levin

Return of Sabata (1971) dir. Gianfranco Parolini

Red River (1948) dir. Howard Hawks

Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) dir. Takashi Tsuboshima

Lupin III: Prison of the Past (2019) dir. Hatsuki Tsuji

Sherlock Hound (1984)

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)

M*A*S*H season 7 (I think)

Arcane (Netflix) bc I trust Ghost and want to keep trying it

Also I should put my Samurai Jack boxed set to good use since I got it for dirt cheap on Black Friday

Also also a bunch of the things I have on my laptop

[tilmyworldfadesaway]

FEMALE CHARACTER LIST

2D & 3D

♡ = personajes que están en mi álbum y a los que les busco más actividad, sin embargo yo feliz de rolear a cualquier niña de esta lista.

2D CHARACTERS

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Azula

Katara

Black Clover

Noelle Silva

BLEACH

Rangiku Matsumoto

Orihime Inoue ♡

Yoruichi Shihōin

Bambietta Basterbine

Castlevania

Lenore

Maria Renard

Sypha Belnades

Chainsaw Man

Himeno

Makima ♡

Power ♡

Code Geass

C.C ♡

Kallen Kōzuki

Euphemia li Britannia ♡

Cowboy Bebop

Faye Valentine

Darkstalkers

Morrigan Aensland ♡

D.Gray-man

Lenalee Lee ♡

DanMachi

Ais Wallenstein

Hestia

Devil May Cry

Lady

Dr. Stone

Kohaku ♡

Amaryllis

Yuzuriha Ogawa

Dragon Ball

Zamasu Female

Bulma ♡

No. 18 ♡

Edens Zero

Rebecca Bluegarden

Fairy Tail

Lucy Heartfilia ♡

Fate

Artoria Pendragon ♡

Ereshkigal ♡

Fujimaru Ritsuka (Gudako) ♡

Gilgamesh Female ♡

Ishtar ♡

Jeanne d'Arc ♡

Karna Female

Mash Kirielight ♡

Mordred ♡

Nero Claudius ♡

Okita Sōji

Rin Tohsaka ♡

Scáthach ♡

Arjuna Female

Final Fantasy

Aerith Gainsborough

Tifa Lockhart ♡

Free!

Haruka Nanase Female ♡

Fullmetal Alchemist

Winry Rockbell ♡

GANTZ

Reika Shimohira ♡

Genshin Impact

Lumine ♡

Raiden Ei ♡

Yae Miko ♡

Yelan ♡

Jean Gunnhildr ♡

Beidou ♡

Zhongli Female ♡

Granblue Fantasy

Sandalphon Female

Hibike Euphonium

Reina Kousaka

Honkai: Star Rail

Kafka

Horimiya

Kyoko Hori ♡

Howl's Moving Castle

Sophie Hatter

Hunter x Hunter

Hisoka Female

Kurapika Female ♡

Machi Komachine

InuYasha

Kagome Higurashi ♡

Inuyashiki

Mari Inuyashiki

Jujutsu Kaisen

Nobara Kugisaki ♡

Mahito Female

Utahime Iori

Kasumi Miwa

Kanojo, Okarishimasu

Chizuru Ichinose

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Shinobu Kocho

Mitsuri Kanroji ♡

Daki

League of Legends

Ahri ♡

Caitlyn Kiramman ♡

Evelynn

Jinx

Kai'Sa ♡

Luxanna Crownguard ♡

Nami ♡

Seraphine ♡

Vi

Xayah ♡

Irelia ♡

Sona ♡

Akali

Alune

Life is Strange

Chloe Price

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

Kougyoku Ren ♡

Metal Gear Solid

Eva Sears

Naomi Hunter

Quiet

Erina Volkova (OC) ♡

My Hero Academia

Katsuki Bakugō Female

Shōto Todoroki Female ♡

Momo Yaoyorozu ♡

Nejire Hadō

Rumi Usagiyama

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED/Destiny

Lunamaria Hawke

Nana

Nana Osaki

Layla Serizawa

Nanatsu no Taizai

Elizabeth Liones

Naruto/Boruto

Hinata Hyūga ♡

Ino Yamanaka ♡

Sakura Haruno ♡

Sarada Uchiha

Sasuke Uchiha Female

Ada ♡

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Asuka Langley ♡

Noragami

Hiyori Iki

One Piece

Hiyori Kozuki

Koala

Nami ♡

Reiju Vinsmoke

Trafalgar Law Female ♡

Ulti

Yamato ♡

Nico Robin

Vivi Nefertari

Boa Hancock

One Punch-Man

Fubuki

Ranma ½

Akane Tendō

Ranma Saotome Female

Shanpū

Re:Zero

Emilia

Resident Evil

Ada Wong ♡

Ashley Graham

Claire Redfield

Jill Valentine

Rebecca Chambers

Sherry Birkin

Rurouni Kenshin

Tomoe Yukishiro

Kaoru Kamiya

Shingeki no Kyojin

Historia Reiss ♡

Mikasa Ackerman ♡

Sono Bisque Doll

Marin Kitagawa ♡

Spy x Family

Yor Briar ♡

Street Fighter

Cammy

Chun-Li

Sword Art Online

Asuna Yūki ♡

Quinella

Alice Schuberg

Suguha Kirigaya

Tenjō Tenge

Maya Natsume

The King of Fighters

Athena Asamiya

Mai Shiranui ♡

Iori Yagami Female

The Legend of Zelda

Zelda (TP, SS ♡, BOTW-TOTK ♡)

Tokyo Ghoul

Touka Kirishima

Tokyo Revengers

Emma Sano

Hinata Tachibana ♡

Izana Kurokawa Female ♡

Manjiro Sano Female

Akane Inui

Wolfs Rain

Cheza

Yū Yū Hakusho

Keiko Yukimura

3D CHARACTERS

DC comics

Barbara Gordon (Batgirl)

Donna Troy (Wonder Girl)

Kara Zor-El

Mera

Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy)

Selina Kyle (Catwoman)

Euphoria

Cassie Howard

Jules Vaughn

The Walking Dead

Alicia Clark

Rosita Espinosa

Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon

Alicent Hightower

Cersei Lannister

Daenerys Targaryen

Lyanna Stark

Margaery Tyrell

Rhaenyra Targaryen

Sansa Stark

MARVEL comics

Christine Palmer

Gwen Stacy

Jean Grey

Wanda Maximoff

Yelena Belova

Maze Runner

Teresa Agnes

Star Wars

Padmé Amidala

Qi'ra

The 100

Lexa

The Vampire Diaries

Elena Gilbert

Katherine Pierce

The Witcher

Yennefer de Vengerberg

Faceclaims asiáticos para diversas tramas

Hanni Pham / NewJeans

Jin-ri Choi (Sulli) / F(x)

Jennie Kim / BLACK PINK

Kiko Mizuhara

Soo Jung (Krystal) / F(x)

[bonefall]

I haven’t put any input or anything into the Tigerstar, Fireclaw au thing but I think it’s so cool. I’ll have to say I’m a sucker for clearly corrupt matriarchal systems of government because I love to see them narratively taken apart. Also the divides it creates between characters, as heirs to the leadership spot would be above everyone else despite their skills which is just so strong as a writing tool.

In this, after Fireclaw since the current thing is that Brambleblaze is a healer and Tawny is in the opposite group who would take his role? Would Squirrelflight if he ever has her somehow? And if she were to then would Sparkpelt take her role after her?

I think the clans would develop markers as well. Like a heir would wear something, a talon in their ear and necklace/bracelet to mark their significance. Members of the council maybe have a piece of bark around their front paws as a show to their grounded nature like the roots of tree. I dunno playing around with these kind of things is so fun to me

Monarchies make AMAZING writing, it's like "What if this fucked up family ran a country?" The pressure it puts on them, turning them into something no longer 'family' but a political entity...

It's great. Anyway,

Who succeeds Firestar?

It would depend a lot on the flavor of drama that happens. But I think it's unlikely that Squirrelkit and Leafkit make it out alive, let alone on top. Tigerstar had SOOO many kids, and Tawnyshade and Swiftstrike are both likely candidates to want power.

Not to mention Hawk, Moth, and Tadpole, who are either Firestar's lost children he desperately wants back, or the extra heirs of Tigerstar that Fireclaw's kindness spared.

It would be fitting for his mercy to backfire and one of his half-siblings kills him for the throne.

I think the irony pick would become Brambleblaze, after watching his family murder each other to death. Like the emperor Claudius.

Clothing

I think talons piercing the ear are a great idea, possibly even some sort of modified collars based on what Firestar saw while he was part of BloodClan. Something to display rankings.

Maybe even scars, marking the TigerClan symbol onto their shoulders.

It would be interesting if TigerClan eventually fought with real weapons, like they took the practice from BloodClan. Anything to be stronger, more merciless fighters.

[insidemyfavoritemanuscript]

Episode 11: Stephen Hopkins

In Episode 11 of Inside My Favorite Manuscript, Lindsey and Dot chat with Stephen Hopkins about Junius 11, one of the four surviving Old English poetic codices. We talked about a lot of things, including Genesis A & B, the strangeness of an Old English Exodus, horror, and nipples (yes, nipples!), and we laughed more than we have in a while.

Listen here, or wherever you find your podcasts.

Below the cut are more page images and further reading.

Bodleian Junius 11 online

"The Story of Caedmon's Hymn" on the British Library website

The Old English Illustrated Hexateuch (British Library Cotton Claudius B iv)

Brandon Hawk on Inside My Favorite Manuscript talking about the Vercelli Book (one of the other Old English poetic codices that survives)

Junius 11 outside front cover:

Junius 11 inside front cover (note the break down the center of the wooden board):

Junius 11, page ii: the very first image on the very first page.

Junius 11, p. 197 with space left for an illustration that was never added

Dream of the Rood (page on Wikipedia)

Junius 11, page 2: Creation of the angels

Junius 11, page 3: The fall of the angels

Winchester Psalter (on the British Library website)

Pauline Baynes (tribute website)

Hunterian Psalter (on the University of Glasgow website)

Genesis B (page on Wikipedia)

Junius 11, page 13: the first page of Genesis B, the creation of Adam and Eve

Junius 11, page 6: The start of creation

Junius 11, page 7: More creation

Junius 11, page 24: Temptation of Eve

Junius 11, page 31: Eve offers the fruit to Adam and he eats it.

Junius 11, page 31, close up of lion in bottom margin

Ohlgren, Thomas H. "Five New Drawings in the MS Junius 11: Their Iconography and Thematic Significance." Speculum 47.2 (1972): 227-233. (PDF)

Junius 11, page 36: Eve sees Hell

Zooming in for a closer look on the nipples

Junius 11, page 34: More nipples

Junius 11, page 39: Even more nipples

Junius 11, page 41: The Serpent

Junius 11, page 44: God scolding Adam and Eve

Junius 11, page 45: Adam and Eve leave the garden

Junius 11, page 46

Junius 11, p. 231: The opening of Christ and Satan, with a horizontal crease through the middle of the page

Junius 11, page 161: Repaired with sewing

Junius 11, page 61: Enoch melting into heaven "like a butter sculpture"

Junius 11, page 66: Noah's Ark

Junius 11, page 65: Building the ark

Junius 11, page 2: Zoomed in on Aelfwine

Junius 11, page 230: Metallurgical sketches

Junius 11, page 225: Unfinished decorative square

Cotton MS Tiberius B V, folio 87v: Jannes and Jambres (Wikipedia page)

Drag Me to Hell movie (page on Wikipedia)

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House of Lies (TV Series; 2012)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Film; 2010)

Jealous Lover (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Leap Year (Film; 2010)

Leprechaun (Film; 1993)

Lupin (TV Series; 2020)

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Podkayne of Mars, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1963)

Poirot (UK TV Series; 1989)

The Revenant (Film; 2016)

Salty McGuire (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Shot and Bothered (WB LT Cartoon; 1966)

(Sittin’ On” The Dock of the Bay, by Otis Redding (Song; 1968)

So I’m a Spider, So What? (Anime TV Series; 2021)

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Ways of Seeing, by John Berger (Art Philosophy; 1972)

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National Winter Skin Relief Day

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Milk Carton Day

National Eat Something Raw Day

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Abo of Tiflis (Christian; Saint)

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Belus (Positivist; Saint)

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Carmentalia: Day of Sacred Pregnancy (Pagan)

Dakini Day (Vajrayana Buddhism; Tibet)

Elisabetta Sirani (Artology)

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Feast Day of Justita (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Flitzpizzle (Muppetism)

Gauchito Gil (Folk Catholicism)

Gudula (Christian; Saint) [Brussels]

The Haloa (Fertility Festival for Demeter & Dionysos; Ancient Greece)

Harriet Bedell (Episcopal Church US)

Jan Nieuwenhuys (Artology)

Jimi Hendrix Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Justitia (Roman Goddess of Justice)

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Artology; Saint)

Lawrence Giustiniani (Christian; Saint)

Lucian of Beauvais (Christian; Saint)

Maximus of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Roman Catholic Church)

Pavel Filonov (Artology)

Pega (Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches)

Sacrifices to Janus (Ancient Rome)

Second Day of Orthodox Christmas (Orthodox Christian; Moldova, Montenegro)

Severinus of Noricum (Christian; Saint)

Stephen Hawking Remembrance Day (Pastafarian)

Thorfinn of Hamar (Christian; Saint)

Toka Ebisu Matsuri begins (Festival of Ebisu; Japan) [thru 11th]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

All Creatures Great and Small (UK TV Series; 1978)

Arrowsmith, by Sinclair Lewis (Novel; 1925)

Battle of the Giants or It Takes Two to Tangle (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 87; 1961)

Blackstar, by David Bowie (Album; 2016)

Bye-Bye, Boris or Farewell, My Ugly (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 88; 1961)

Dollars and Scents or Putting on the Dog (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 193; 1963)

G., by John Berger (Novel; 1972)

House of Lies (TV Series; 2012)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Film; 2010)

Jealous Lover (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Leap Year (Film; 2010)

Leprechaun (Film; 1993)

Lupin (TV Series; 2020)

A Memory of Light, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 2013) [Wheel of Time #14]

One of Our Meese is Missing or Heads You Lose (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 194; 1963)

Pink-A-Rella (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)

Pirates of Penzance (Broadway Musical Revival; 1981)

Podkayne of Mars, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1963)

Poirot (UK TV Series; 1989)

The Revenant (Film; 2016)

Salty McGuire (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Shot and Bothered (WB LT Cartoon; 1966)

(Sittin’ On” The Dock of the Bay, by Otis Redding (Song; 1968)

So I’m a Spider, So What? (Anime TV Series; 2021)

Vessel, by Twenty One Pilots (Album; 2013)

Ways of Seeing, by John Berger (Art Philosophy; 1972)

Youth in Revolt (Film; 2010)

Today’s Name Days

Erhard, Gudula, Severin (Austria)

Bogoljub, Severin, Teofil (Croatia)

Čestmír (Czech Republic)

Erhardt (Denmark)

Gunnar, Kunder, Kunnar (Estonia)

Hilppa, Titta (Finland)

Lucien (France)

Erhard, Gudula, Heiko, Severin (Germany)

Agathon, Dominiki, Kelsios, Parthena, Theofilos, Vasilissa (Greece)

Gyöngyvér (Hungary)

Massimo, Severino (Italy)

Erhads, Gatis, Gundabis, Ivanda (Latvia)

Apolinaras, Gintė, Teofilis, Vilintas (Lithuania)

Torfinn, Turid (Norway)

Erhard, Mścisław, Seweryn (Poland)

Domnica, Gheorghe (Romania)

Severín (Slovakia)

Luciano, Severino (Spain)

Erland (Sweden)

Alvis, Elvis, Severin, Severina, Severne (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 8 of 2024; 358 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 14 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 27 (Xin-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 26 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 8 White; Onenday [8 of 30]

Julian: 26 December 2023

Moon: 10%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 8 Moses (1st Month) [Belus]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 19 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 18 of 31)

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HI ITS ORIGINAL ANON THAT THOUGHT TONY HAWK AND STEPHEN HAWKING WERE THE SAME PERSON, i genuinely thought he was a skateboarder who had multiple degrees on the side and this whole time i went oh wow hes got great duality 😭😭 but anyways the comparison between tony and claudius made me think about all the 2 victors trying to learn how to skateboard. i feel like it would be such a cute bonding thing that misha and devon roped everyone into.

Incredible, 100%, and you know what, why COULDN'T a skateboarder have multiple advanced degrees, we don't know, people have layers

("wow he's got great duality" has been making me laugh for days)

honestly though skateboarding would be a great victor past-time, it's non-violent yet technically challenging enough I think it would keep their interest, and it's as competitive as you want it to be (ie you could go against yourself or against others as needed)

now i'm imagining claudius staring dubiously from the top of a hill while misha and devon are like "yeah no this is a normal thing people do all the time i promise"