My first full fledge play was of kings, brigands, soldiers and war, keeping true to the remembered delight we boys at the Kings College at Canterbury, would entertain ourselves.
Why Henry one may ask. I was always a lover of English royal history, as was many in the environs of poor Avon. I had access to the libraries of families of whom my father would often send me on errands concerning his business. I was never shy of availing myself upon these books when I found them in these modest homes. In fact, most residents were gracious in lending these books at my request.
I think I saw in Henry the VI, an identity. To be honest, I actually found the true history a bit slow, so I took literary freedoms in remedying this. I wanted more zest, more intrigue, and allowed my imagination no limits. …show more content…
It is the way I write. However, I love English history, and found immense pleasure in writing the play.
It came as a surprise when men of letters commented how accurate I was at certain passages; believe me, historical accuracy was not my goal. I wanted to entertain; to take something interesting though bland, and make it magical.
The Kings players had seen nothing like it, and devoured the lines of the play like staving pigs in new found slop. What ever creative genius I wrote into King Henry VI, as it was lauded by the critics, the players supplied the other half. Their acting encouraged my pen like nothing else.
My first real attempt at a major play, and its subsequent success, so enthralled me, I thought of my boyhood classmate Venzenzio, and forwarded a copy to him personally, now living in his native Italy with, I believe, the fair Jazzminesha. However, I could never understand their relationship, whether it was love or mere friendship. To be sure, her’s is a face hard to
Why Henry one may ask. I was always a lover of English royal history, as was many in the environs of poor Avon. I had access to the libraries of families of whom my father would often send me on errands concerning his business. I was never shy of availing myself upon these books when I found them in these modest homes. In fact, most residents were gracious in lending these books at my request.
I think I saw in Henry the VI, an identity. To be honest, I actually found the true history a bit slow, so I took literary freedoms in remedying this. I wanted more zest, more intrigue, and allowed my imagination no limits. …show more content…
It is the way I write. However, I love English history, and found immense pleasure in writing the play.
It came as a surprise when men of letters commented how accurate I was at certain passages; believe me, historical accuracy was not my goal. I wanted to entertain; to take something interesting though bland, and make it magical.
The Kings players had seen nothing like it, and devoured the lines of the play like staving pigs in new found slop. What ever creative genius I wrote into King Henry VI, as it was lauded by the critics, the players supplied the other half. Their acting encouraged my pen like nothing else.
My first real attempt at a major play, and its subsequent success, so enthralled me, I thought of my boyhood classmate Venzenzio, and forwarded a copy to him personally, now living in his native Italy with, I believe, the fair Jazzminesha. However, I could never understand their relationship, whether it was love or mere friendship. To be sure, her’s is a face hard to