Evermore and Agincourt: Swiftly Seen Shakespeare, Part II
Once you are familiar enough with his work, you begin to realize that Shakespeare—like Savoir Faire—is everywhere. You never know when he might show up. I experienced this truth recently as I was rewatching that absolutely adorkale film from 2014, Knights of Badassdom . This minor gem of filmmaking features Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau, Steve Zahn and Ryan Kwanten—with minor appearances by Caltech ‘s President Siebert and Bert the geologist, both from Big Bang Theory (actually, you had me at Peter Dinklage and/or Summer Glau)—in a story involving medieval live-action role play (LARP), demons, and a spellbook written by Elizabethan “mystic” John Dee. Such a film has got to be worth watching, and indeed, rewatching. And so there I was, rewatching this film, when I noticed something unexpected. The setting for the action of the story is a major LARP event in which two armies, arrayed (vaguely) like medieval knights, face off against each other on “the fi