Everyone would pick Laura Roslin, I suppose. That's why I said that this answer was too easy. :) But Picard isn't such a bad choice, either; as an avid tea-drinker in the White House, he would at least be likeble for me!
The St. Crispin's Day scene in Henry V. Very inspiring.
Isn't it, er, a bit bloody, though? I mean it is obviously a great opportunity for Henry to showcase his leadership qualities and display some dazzling rhetoric, but I also find it rather chilling. It never fails to remind of that quote by a famous Shakespearean scholar (might have been Stephen Greenblatt, but I'm not quite sure which BNF of the Bard fandom it was) who described Henry V as the most charismatic monster Shakespeare had ever created.
I must admit that I had never heard of "The Trumpet and the Swan" before. It sounds a little like a pupular classic in children's literature, what with a swan turning musician. Or am I totally wrong?
One of my former classmates' brothers actually took part in the European Ice-Dancing Championships once (he didn't win a medal, though), so I had to watch a lot of the TV recordings on the sports channel with her. I can see why it would appeal to someone as fascinated by ballroom dancing as you!
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Date: 2008-07-08 07:30 pm (UTC)Everyone would pick Laura Roslin, I suppose. That's why I said that this answer was too easy. :) But Picard isn't such a bad choice, either; as an avid tea-drinker in the White House, he would at least be likeble for me!
The St. Crispin's Day scene in Henry V. Very inspiring.
Isn't it, er, a bit bloody, though? I mean it is obviously a great opportunity for Henry to showcase his leadership qualities and display some dazzling rhetoric, but I also find it rather chilling. It never fails to remind of that quote by a famous Shakespearean scholar (might have been Stephen Greenblatt, but I'm not quite sure which BNF of the Bard fandom it was) who described Henry V as the most charismatic monster Shakespeare had ever created.
I must admit that I had never heard of "The Trumpet and the Swan" before. It sounds a little like a pupular classic in children's literature, what with a swan turning musician. Or am I totally wrong?
One of my former classmates' brothers actually took part in the European Ice-Dancing Championships once (he didn't win a medal, though), so I had to watch a lot of the TV recordings on the sports channel with her. I can see why it would appeal to someone as fascinated by ballroom dancing as you!