...famous speech where Richard fantasizes about his own death by a different sort of penetration: . . . for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...fear'd, and kill with looks; Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable; and, humour'd thus,...

...Richard. Ironically (and Shakespeare can be very ironic) , Richard predicted it all two acts before: . . . for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...fear'd, and kill with looks; Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable; and humour'd thus,...

...by the ghosts they have depos'd; Some poisoned by their wives; some sleeping kill'd; All murdered: for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...fear'd and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable, and humour 'd thus...

...the ghosts they have deposed, Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed — All murdered; for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be feared, and kill with looks; Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls...

...impressed some people as no more than a garrulous, pompous egomaniac of shambling gait and wandering eye. within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples...Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize. {Richard II, m, ii, 160-5) James monarchised; but the gap between reality and illusion was wide. I...

...by the ghosts they have deposed, Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping kill'd, All murthered - for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...fear'd, and kill with looks; Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable; and, humour 'd thus,...

...the ghosts they have depos 'd, Some poison 'd by their wives, some sleeping kill 'd, All murder' d— for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...Allowing him a breath, a little scene. To monarchize, be fear 'd, and kill with looks; Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls...

...war; Some haunted by the ghosts they have depos'd; Some poisoned by their wives; some sleeping kill'd; All murder'd; — for within the hollow crown That...Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be feared, and kill with looks; Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if his flesh which wall about...

...that can only be fully teased out with time and attention - not perceived in the moment of audition: For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal...his pomp, Allowing him a breath, a little scene To monarchise, be feared and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh...