Cymbeline: Abridged

[loracarol]

Cymbeline is a play by Shakespeare, but not many people know about it because it's really... Weird. It's like if Shakespeare wrote a glorious crack-fic, and I love it to pieces.

I also have to read it for finals, and I can't just cold read something to remember it, but when I write about it/take notes/whathaveyou I remember it better.

I don't feel like taking notes right now, so here you go. Cymbeline: Abridged.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

THE KING'S COURT

• Cymbeline: The King of Britain. Contrary to everything, the play isn't actually about him. At all. Like, seriously.
• Imogen: The Princess. She cross-dresses a lot.
• Guiderius and Arviragus: Supposedly the sons of Captain Morgan, but actually the long-lost prince's Polydore and Cadwal. SPOILER ALERT the prince's were kidnapped as children.
• The Queen: Wife to Cymbeline, mother to Cloten, step-mother to Imogen. Most definitely not a villain (spoiler, she kind of is).
• Cloten: The Queen's son, and Imogen's step-brother. He wants in her skirts.
• Belarius: Captain Morgan, the dude who kidnapped the King's sons.
• Cornelius: A physician. Remember the friar guy from Romeo and Juliet who gave Juliet roofies? Yeah, he's kind of like that. Sort of.
• Helen: A Imogen's lady servant person.
• Those Two Lords: Those two guys, they attend to Cloten.
• Those Two British Captains: Those two British captains
• Those Two Jailers: Those two jailers
• Lords: Attending to Cymbeline
• Ladies: Attending to the Queen
• Musicians: Attending to CLoten
• Messengers, soldiers, attendants, etc.

POSTUMUS'S CREW

• Posthumus Leonatus: Imogen's husband, but he's not actually a prince, so he's fucked, and not in a fun way.
• Pisanio: Servant to Posthumus. An Italian.
• Philario: Friend of Posthumus and also an Italian.
• Iachimo: Friend of Phalirio and also also an Italia. And a bad guy. You know Iago from Othello? Well, this guy's name means "Little Iago", which means he's Iago's penis. Which should give you an idea of what to expect.
• A Frenchman: A man from France
• A Dutchman: A man from Holland
• A Spaniard: A man from Spain

ROME

• Caius Lucius: The general of the Roman forces
• Those Two Roman Senators: Those two Roman senators
• Roman Tribunes: IDEK
• A Roman Captain: A captain. From Rome.
• Philarmonus: A Sayer of Sooths

RANDOM WHAT THE FUCKERY

• Jupiter: THE MOTHER FUCKING GOD, JUPITER. FUCK YES.
• Ghost of Sicilis Leonatus: Posthumus's father, as a ghost. Gee, I hope Posthumus has more luck than, say, Hamlet.
• Ghost of Mother of Posthumus: Posthumus's mother, as a ghost. She doesn't even get a name. ;_;
• Ghost of Brother of Posthumus: Posthumus's brother, as a ghost. He also doesn't have a name. no1curr

Next up, Act 1!

Note: This play has Decapitation, misogynistic language and a guy wanting to rape his step-sister, among other things. The abridged version will have those things as well. Please read at your own discretion.  ♥

Comments

[kikkyo.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing this mentioned on FS, never heard of it before but I have to admit that from what I read there I am interested, so thanks for posting. :D

[loracarol.livejournal.com]

It's awesome IMO. :D I hope you enjoy it! Though I do have to warn you, the beginning of Act 1 is pretty boring. I'm trying to make it more fun, but there's only so much I can do with infodumps. ^^;

[kikkyo.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I'll be prepared for the info dump then. But the idea sounded great so I'm still looking forward to reading up on it.

[loracarol.livejournal.com]

Yay. :) I hope you enjoy it!