Upstart Crow (TV Series)

If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed? (2018)

David Mitchell: Will

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• Will Shakespeare : Meanwhile, I can't talk about prejudice, bigotry and intolerance of minorities all day, I have to find a big, important issue to put at the heart of my Merchant of Venice.

• Will Shakespeare : Blimey! If we had him in a show, my plays would be twice as long. Richard III would be eight or nine hours! How good would that be?

• Will Shakespeare : Mr. Burbage, Wolf Hall must play the Jew!

  Burbage : I'm sorry, that's impossible. I, Burbage, always play the title role.

  Will Shakespeare : Oh, well, well, that's all right, then. The title role is Antonio.

  Burbage : Antonio?

  Will Shakespeare : Yes, Antonio is the merchant of Venice.

  Burbage : Really?

  Kempe : No one's ever going to get that, ever.

  Condell : For evermore, people will presume Shylock is the merchant of Venice.

  Will Shakespeare : Well, he isn't. Antonio is.

  Burbage : Very well, then I shall give my Antonio.

  Will Shakespeare : And Mr. Hall will play the Jew.

• Will Shakespeare : In creating the world's first slightly sympathetic Jew, I have set humanity upon a path which must lead inevitably to a world of universal tolerance, peace, love and understanding. I am literally that good.