I'd have to spend more time doing proper research, but I strongly believe that just how "Roll Away Your Stone" is heavily influenced by Shakespeare's Macbeth, "Little Lion Man" is influenced by Shakespeare's Richard III.
Richard the Third became Richard the Lionheart.
"You'll never settle any of your score
Your grace is wasted in your face
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Learn from your mother
Or else spend your days biting your own neck"
Early into the play you learn that Richard is a bastard child who is neglected, he has a damaged face with scars, he regularly comes in like a champion after someone else does the dirty work, his mother wishes he had died in birth.
Just a few references, but I think any Shakespeare fans would enjoy re-reading that play then listening to this song.
Richard III was Duke of Gloucester (whose coat-of-arms includes the Lion) of House York which is a smaller house to House Plantagenet (whose coat-of-arms is the Lion).
Richard III was Duke of Gloucester (whose coat-of-arms includes the Lion) of House York which is a smaller house to House Plantagenet (whose coat-of-arms is the Lion).
Hence the "Little" Lion Man does not refer to the great Lionheart, but rather a lesser member who styled himself as a great lion. Richard III wanted to be a great lion but he was not destined for that fate, so he created it himself.
Hence the "Little" Lion Man does not refer to the great Lionheart, but rather a lesser member who styled himself as a great lion. Richard III wanted to be a great lion but he was not destined for that fate, so he created it himself.
@mumford613 Ok I've never done this before but I actually created an account because you are so wrong.
@mumford613 Ok I've never done this before but I actually created an account because you are so wrong.
Even if Richard III was ever styled "Lionheart" by anyone, which he wasn't - barely a century after his rule, during Queen Elizabeth's reign, where anything written against the monarchy was punishable by DEATH, Shakespeare was able to write about Richard III in a seriously negative light - your example out of the lyrics of the song exhibit your ignorance on the subject. "Your grace is wasted in your face," implies that the person acts badly, but looks good. This operates on...
Even if Richard III was ever styled "Lionheart" by anyone, which he wasn't - barely a century after his rule, during Queen Elizabeth's reign, where anything written against the monarchy was punishable by DEATH, Shakespeare was able to write about Richard III in a seriously negative light - your example out of the lyrics of the song exhibit your ignorance on the subject. "Your grace is wasted in your face," implies that the person acts badly, but looks good. This operates on the assumption that any one person is given a finite amount of grace, and in this case the grace has gone to physical appearance rather than actions/morality.
The worst part about this is that "Roll Away Your Stone" may indeed be influenced by Macbeth. You are manipulating a reader who has a cursory knowledge of Shakespeare by using your earlier analysis to build credulity for this one, when this has absolutely no validity whatsoever.
I think any Shakespeare fan would agree. I also think you really should have spent more time doing proper research. Thank God for people like Sif, who have the courage to contradict incorrect statements even in the face of such pretentious idiocy.
I'd have to spend more time doing proper research, but I strongly believe that just how "Roll Away Your Stone" is heavily influenced by Shakespeare's Macbeth, "Little Lion Man" is influenced by Shakespeare's Richard III.
Richard the Third became Richard the Lionheart.
"You'll never settle any of your score Your grace is wasted in your face Your boldness stands alone among the wreck Learn from your mother Or else spend your days biting your own neck"
Early into the play you learn that Richard is a bastard child who is neglected, he has a damaged face with scars, he regularly comes in like a champion after someone else does the dirty work, his mother wishes he had died in birth.
Just a few references, but I think any Shakespeare fans would enjoy re-reading that play then listening to this song.
Except Richard I was Richard the Lionheart, not Richard III.
Except Richard I was Richard the Lionheart, not Richard III.
Sif,
Sif,
Richard III was Duke of Gloucester (whose coat-of-arms includes the Lion) of House York which is a smaller house to House Plantagenet (whose coat-of-arms is the Lion).
Richard III was Duke of Gloucester (whose coat-of-arms includes the Lion) of House York which is a smaller house to House Plantagenet (whose coat-of-arms is the Lion).
Hence the "Little" Lion Man does not refer to the great Lionheart, but rather a lesser member who styled himself as a great lion. Richard III wanted to be a great lion but he was not destined for that fate, so he created it himself.
Hence the "Little" Lion Man does not refer to the great Lionheart, but rather a lesser member who styled himself as a great lion. Richard III wanted to be a great lion but he was not destined for that fate, so he created it himself.
@mumford613 Ok I've never done this before but I actually created an account because you are so wrong.
@mumford613 Ok I've never done this before but I actually created an account because you are so wrong.
Even if Richard III was ever styled "Lionheart" by anyone, which he wasn't - barely a century after his rule, during Queen Elizabeth's reign, where anything written against the monarchy was punishable by DEATH, Shakespeare was able to write about Richard III in a seriously negative light - your example out of the lyrics of the song exhibit your ignorance on the subject. "Your grace is wasted in your face," implies that the person acts badly, but looks good. This operates on...
Even if Richard III was ever styled "Lionheart" by anyone, which he wasn't - barely a century after his rule, during Queen Elizabeth's reign, where anything written against the monarchy was punishable by DEATH, Shakespeare was able to write about Richard III in a seriously negative light - your example out of the lyrics of the song exhibit your ignorance on the subject. "Your grace is wasted in your face," implies that the person acts badly, but looks good. This operates on the assumption that any one person is given a finite amount of grace, and in this case the grace has gone to physical appearance rather than actions/morality.
The worst part about this is that "Roll Away Your Stone" may indeed be influenced by Macbeth. You are manipulating a reader who has a cursory knowledge of Shakespeare by using your earlier analysis to build credulity for this one, when this has absolutely no validity whatsoever.
I think any Shakespeare fan would agree. I also think you really should have spent more time doing proper research. Thank God for people like Sif, who have the courage to contradict incorrect statements even in the face of such pretentious idiocy.