fandomhigh | Mad Kings & Queens: Raving Royals and How To Survive Them (Wednesday, 4th Period)

As the students came in today, they would find that Ghanima had gotten rid of the desks in favor of huge pillows tossed about the room, and a large television at the front of the room.

"Right then," Ghanima said cheerfully. "I decided to deviate from the syllabus today a bit, since you've all been so busy lately and are probably thinking about the upcoming dance and not class. We'll be watching Wildcat in Snow, one of my favorite films. None of them are, technically, mad, unless you count the lust for power as a madness. Horribly clever, most of them, which is part of the problem."

"As you've learned, the lines of succession can cause problems," Ghanima continued. "Sometimes rulers behead potential rivals. Sometimes they lock them up. And sometimes, it is not always clear who is next in line."

"Henry the Second of England. Eleanor of Aquitaine. King Philip the Second of France. Three of the most powerful people in the world. Add in three would-be players, and a hapless pawn or two, and you've got a dynastic battle of the highest order."

"So get comfortable, enjoy the movie, and chat amongst yourselves. Is this madness? Or just good-old-fashioned family squabbling on a much larger scale? After all, it's not just the family silver at stake - it's two countries, and the entire balance of power in the civilized world."

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I've snapped and plotted all my life. There's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at once.

Plot to take the throne!

Anakin Solo

Cara

Tara Maclay

Darcy Lewis

Seifer Almasy

Ryan Clark

Daenerys Targaryen

Warren Worthington III

Shira

I found out the way your mind works and the kind of man you are. I know your plans and expectations - you've burbled every bit of strategy you've got. I know exactly what you will do, and exactly what you won't, and I've told you exactly nothing. To these aged eyes, boy, that's what winning looks like!

Take notes, pass notes, it's pretty short today!

If you're broken it's because you're brittle.

Get comfortable, watch the drama unfold, and wonder how England ever survived these people.

So! Here's some clips for those of you heathens that do not know this film.

Edited 2012-02-08 16:34 (UTC)

. . . why would Anakin be thinking about the dance? He was more or less under orders to go, which was about as much thought as he'd spared for it, but he wasn't distracted by it beyond that.

So despite his general impatience with political matters he was paying attention to the lecture and the movie, even if a portion of his brain was currently devoted to working out a new computer program to monitor the HoloNet and keep him up to date on news from home as promptly as possible.

Tara liked this movie. She settled in comfortably and watched it, occasionally flicking her notebook open to work on a shopping list for the trip to Ikea later that day.

Cara tuned out somewhere between 'lines of succession' and 'dynastic battle', it was probably important for Richard's sake that she watch it, but the subject held a distinct lack of appeal.

I'm villifying you for God's sake - pay attention!

If she's there!

Did the topic of the film hit a little close to Dany's heart? Possibly. She tried to seek counsel from it, though, and not feel uncomfortable.

The sky is pocked with stars. What eyes the wise men must have had to see a new one in so many.

She's there, before & after class.

I'd hang you from the nipples, but you'd shock the children.

Pffft. Like I'd run this class without having this movie shown.

Mad Kings & Queens: Raving Royals and How To Survive Them (Wednesday, 4th Period)

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