Pat Oliphant for February 19, 1998

Transcript:

Muse: I have an idea for a play! 'Tis about a ruler who is indecisive...can't make up his mind. Shakespeare: Begone! I already did Hamlet. Muse: Nay, nay - this is also about shady influence, evasion, the misuse of power - yea, power and money and the sad degredation of office. Shakespeare: What about lust? It should have lust. Muse: Indeed! This ruler lusteth after every fair maid he sees. Strike fair - every maid he sees... He also has trouble with the truth. Shakespeare: And that's it? Muse: Nay. There's a war...and a town meeting about this war. And this meeting turns into a fiasco. Shakespeare: How do you see this? A tragedy? Muse: Nay, 'tis a comedy. A comedy of errors. Shakespeare: A goodly title forsooth! Muse: Enjoy. Shakespeare's Muse