"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be."

This is from a poem I have found called 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) And here is a link to the page (http://www.coldbacon.com/poems/eliot.html.)


"Cursing, they scurry from the sinking ship friend turns to foe, employee snubs his boss"

This is a line from Bertolt Brecht's (the practitioner) 'The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui' which chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional '30s gangster. (Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resistible_Rise_of_Arturo_Ui)


"Morals go overboard in times of crisis"

This is taken from the same play that the above quote is from several words later.


"All loyalty is gone! Money is short, but loyalty is shorter"

And the same with this quote, it originates from the same play as the two above quotes, but is actually located above the last 2.


"Politic, cautious and meticulous; Full of high sentence but a bit obtuse"

This is actually located within the T.S. Eliot poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' and at the end of the verse where the first quote is located.




Judging by where the quotes originate from I have a feeling Mr T and Steve want us to use Brectian style theatre in the play and im not quite sure about T.S. Eliot's poems, maybe he wants us to take the quotes at face value or he wants us to research him closer.

Anyway, take what you want from it guys, any questions comment underneath the blog and put your name at the end and it will be easier than talking at school or through facebook.

Cheers,

Cam x