Pericles, Prince of Tired Plots
Blatantly stolen straight from BoingBoing: An ultra-snarky and hilarious take on Shakespeare’s play, Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Here’s a snippet:
HELICANUS: What’s the matter, my lord?
PERICLES: Oh…the king of Antioch is sleeping with his daughter and now he wants to kill me because he’s afraid I’ll tell everyone about it or something. (He leans out the window.) OH, IF ONLY I HAD NEVER LEARNED HE WAS SLEEPING WITH HIS DAUGHTER.
HELICANUS: I can see how that would be a problem. Maybe you should leave town until he cools off, or dies, or whatever, since it’s pretty easy to find you here.
PERICLES: Since I’m prince and all.
HELICANUS: Exactly.
