tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702412755735548041.post339441796613777262..comments2023-12-06T06:30:16.653-05:00Comments on The American Shakespeare Center's Education Department Blog: Shakespearean March Madness: Who Makes the Playoffs?Sarah Enloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702259810142614605noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702412755735548041.post-76120853620327247612012-02-26T12:27:48.276-05:002012-02-26T12:27:48.276-05:00Faulconbridge from KING JOHN. No explanation nece...Faulconbridge from KING JOHN. No explanation necessary to those familiar with the play -- he's funny like Falstaff, but he kicks serious behind on the battlefield as well.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608889417356450181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702412755735548041.post-73218971459258270672012-02-17T15:33:12.047-05:002012-02-17T15:33:12.047-05:00A couple entires on my top 10 Shakespeare badass l...A couple entires on my top 10 Shakespeare badass lists got left off last time: York, Philip the Bastard, Paulina, Marina, Cordelia, Portia (Merchant).<br /><br />But I want most to push for Cassius to get on the list. From his very first scene he exudes slow-boiling wrath coupled with silky-smooth deceptive rhetoric. Caesar is right to note his "lean and hungry look," and doubly right to say "he thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." Cassius' heroic defiance of the supernatural storm sets him apart from the fearful Casca and Cicero, and his utter self-assuredness and ruthless manipulation make him strong contender in any matchup.Alexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051767198534522343noreply@blogger.com