tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 23 12:55:29 2010
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Re: More Shakespeare please
- From: Doq <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: More Shakespeare please
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:53:17 -0500
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I'd like to share my vision of a performance of this scene from MacBeth for whatever few might enjoy the mental image.
It starts with an empty stage, except for one candle on a pedestal at face height, center stage. Macbeth enters, but stands in the darkness.
He says ponderously, {naQpu'DI' Hoch tamey}, then pauses.
{poHvetlh'e'!}
He is pondering eternity. Another pause. He begins to walk toward the outer reaches of the flame's illumination, staring at it.
{tlhetlhtaHvIS Hoch jajmey...} and shifts his eyes downward to the floor between him and the candle. He begins to take a step as he roars an extended {QIt}, and then takes slow, unsteady steps while saying {HeHomvamDaq yItHa'taH} takes a step {wa'leS}, another step {cha'leS} and another {wejleS, je}.
He twists around to look behind himself. {'ej qoHpu'vaD HeHomvam lu'angpu' Hoch Hu'meyraj.}
He twists back to stare into the flame. His face becomes even more serious. {Hegh chIm 'oH ghoch'e'.}
He steps up to the candle and puts his palm behind it to reflect more out to the audience.
{yInlI' qulHom ngaj.} He smiles and with his other hand, he points to his heart. {qulHomvam jIH}.
He turns somber again, lowers his hand from the flame and says, {tugh rInjaj.}
He turns to the audience and bellows {jIyInaHvIS DawI' nong vIrur.}
He turns to the candle and more quietly says, {qoH lut vIjatlh, ghIq...} and blows out the candle. {... not jIjatlhqa'laH.}
In the darkness, he turns and walks away, saying {chuSqu' lut, 'ach ramchu'}
All my mind's a stage and all ideas, merely players.
Doq