Quote: Marc P @ 25th August 2014, 1:53 PM BST
I would suggest you do it with Shakespeare visiting Bacon who is toying with the idea of writing a play about star crossed lovers or suchlike, giving him the dope, telling him to do something else etc. So there is a lesson to be learned in keeping motivated or again someuch. Make the content match the point you are making in the humourous way is, I guess, what I am saying.
Or Kit Marlowe of course who was more of a rogue/character.
I get what you mean (took me a while though) - I'm going to stick with Steve though because I think he's funnier than Bacon and Marlowe is too obscure a reference.
And I see what you mean about putting a message in it - I'll have a think about that.
Anyway, in the meantime, here is a full on Shakespeare version:
Remember, It's not just you that has ever struggled to achieve their goals, that has wrestled with self doubt or motivation to continue.
You think Michelangelo never wanted to quit and go back to his job at the quarry? You think Shakespeare never had any doubts? Of course he did, this genuine dialogue proves as much:
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
Mineth salutation is one of greetings, mineth dear Shakesey.
SHAKESPEARE
Greetings Steve.
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
The night but pass'd was most splendid. Ye art familiar, I am sure, of the fair maiden of the blacksmiths, encumber'd as she is with the leprosy.
Shakespeare sighs deeply
SHAKESPEARE
I knoweth of she, yes.
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
Well, I hadeth this gin upon mineth person. I was gleeful when I raped...
Shakespeare's mate looks concerned
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
Mineth dear fellow? Why doth thou appeareth so morose?
SHAKESPEARE
I am, I feareth, somewhat down beateth on this day. Mineth doubteth is profound upon this play o mineth. I doth expecteth it be shit. its destiny is assur'd in failure.
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
Casteth away thy feelings of dejection. Mineth confidence in thou is as assur'd as the m'rrow. Thou shouldst cease such worry.
SHAKESPEARE
I thanketh thou mineth friend. Thy w'rds, they art kind but alas, mineth heart is heavy with the burden of anguish.
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
And shouldst fate becometh but gloomi'r. I discern employment can be gain'd at the factory of frilly neck things.
SHAKESPEARE
I suspecteth thou speaketh the truth, dear friend, though I am fretful for mineth play and I am distress'd that mineth life is one of wasteth.
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
Wouldst thee partake of some opium on this moment?
SHAKESPEARE
Whence for oult thou mineth sweet, sweet opiate?
Shakespeare's Mate passes him the pipe
SHAKESPEARE'S MATE
I groweth impatient mineth dear fellow. Why this dawdle for the invention of crack?
You see, even Shakespeare had his doubts but he managed to stay on track, he persevered. So, remember, just stick with the program and have faith
Quote: gappy @ 25th August 2014, 2:07 PM BST
I think Marc has said what I was driving at better, it was hard to see much of an ilustrative point to it at first. If it's one of series of "textual cutaways" in a long piece that might make rather more sense.
Doubly pedantic point: I don't think gin existed, in England at least, until the time of William Of Orange, or thereabouts - I certainly don't think it was the cheap booze-up option of the people till the mid-18th century. Sack is a good Elizabethan drink. Or Madeira. Or Malmsey, the morning after which you might get bad wind, or "Malmsey butt", as Shakespeare might have called it.
Haha Gappy, you sure do like things to be correct don't you?
I think you are over estimating my audience a bit though to be honest, they probably won't have heard of the drinks you've mentioned, I know I haven't.
This is more of a daft / silly comedy rather than super intelligent high brow stuff - I'm basically going for the family guy audience
Perhaps at the end the friend could say somethjing like "Oh, and why are you talking like that, mate?"; "Just bored, you know".
- but you could probably go further with it and get more smiles from it.