Robin Hood Recitation of DOOMsparkling_lotusMarch 14 2007, 00:53:18 UTC
Lee bolted from his seat, leaped to the center of the room, spun around, and struck a pose, one hand extended with the thumb up, the other crooked at the elbow to hold his reading at his hip.
“I am going to recite a scene from Robin Hood, an ancient tale of adventure, friendship, loyalty, integrity, and love,” he proclaimed. His voice rang the room like the inside of a bell. “In this scene, a knight has just been unreasonably arrested by the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham - Robin Hood’s greedy archrival - and the knight’s wife is riding down to ask Robin Hood to help.”
Lee cleared his throat, flipped the book open to the marked page, and began.
Whanne she cam in the forest, Under the grene wode tree, Fonde she there Robyn Hode, And al his fayre mené.
Lee’s hands clasped in front of his chest, and his eyes stared out beseechingly. It seemed like he'd memorized this part.
”God the save, gode Robyn, And all thy company; For Our dere Ladyes sake, A boon grante thou me.
"Late never my wedded lorde Shamefully slayne be; He is fast bowne to Notingham warde, For the love of the."
Lee now reassumed the narrator’s position, one arm holding the book a distance from his eyes, the other spread out and gesturing as he read.
Anone than saide goode Robyn To that lady so fre, "What man hath your lorde take?" "The proude shirife," than sayd she.
"The shirife hatt hym take," she sayd, "For soth as I the say; He is nat yet thre myles Passed on his way."
Up than sterte gode Robyn, said Lee, jumping slightly forward as well, As man that had ben wode: "Buske you, my mery men, For Hym that dyed on Rode.
"And he that this sorowe forsaketh, By hym that dyed on tre, Shall he never in grene wode No lenger dwel with me."
Lee spread his arms out wide.
Sone there were gode bowes bent, Mo than seven score; Hedge ne dyche spared they none That was them before.
"I make myn avowe to God," sayde Robyn, "The sherif wolde I fayne see, And if I may hym take, I-quyte shall it be."
And whan they came to Notingham, They walked in the strete, And with the proude sherif iwys Sone can they mete.
Lee's eyes hardened into steel.
"Abyde, thou proude sherif," he sayde, "Abyde, and speke with me; Of some tidinges of oure kinge I wolde fayne here of the.
"This seven yere, by dere worthy God, Ne yede I this fast on fote; I make myn avowe to God, thou proude sherif, It is nat for thy gode."
Robyn bent a full goode bowe, (Lee pretended to draw a bow) An arrowe he drowe at wyll; He hit so the proude sherife Upon the grounde he lay full still.
Lee strode forward, raising his voice and one arm as if gripping a sword-
And or he myght up aryse, On his fete to stonde, He smote of the sherifs hede With his bright bronde.
- and made all the appropriate motions.
"Lye thou there, thou proude sherife, Lee declared strongly, Evyll mote thou cheve! There myght no man to the truste The whyles thou were a lyve."
His men drewe out theyr bryght swerdes, That were so sharpe and kene, And layde on the sheryves men, (swish, went the invisible sword) And dryved them downe bydene.
Robyn stert to that knyght, And cut a two his bonde, (swish swish) And toke hym in his hand a bowe, And bad hym by hym stonde.
"Leve thy hors the behynde, And lerne for to renne; Thou shalt with me to grene wode, Through myre, mosse, and fenne.
"Thou shalt with me to grene wode, Without ony leasynge, Tyll that I have gete us grace Of Edwarde, our comly kynge.
Lee’s last word resounded into silence. Slowly, he came back to himself, the woods of Sherwood Forest fading away into a room with pairs and pairs of staring eyes. His left hand held the book to his chest; his right was raised dramatically. Lee grinned to his audience, and bent into a sweeping bow.
Let's just say MIXED DRAMA CLASS YAYobitoiskingMarch 15 2007, 00:47:45 UTC
Obito grinned, and clapped for Lee. He thought that it was an absolutely perfect reading for him to do, dramatic and it had that. . . flare that Lee tended to favor with his acting. An interesting choice, and a good one, but very different from what he himself had chosen.
"Lee-kun, that was great," said Obito. "Really, good job." He stood up, holding his book in his hand, smiling. "Gai-sensei, may I go next? I'm afraid my choice isn't as. . . harrowing as Lee-kun's, more solemn and passionate then dramatic and adventurous."
“I am going to recite a scene from Robin Hood, an ancient tale of adventure, friendship, loyalty, integrity, and love,” he proclaimed. His voice rang the room like the inside of a bell. “In this scene, a knight has just been unreasonably arrested by the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham - Robin Hood’s greedy archrival - and the knight’s wife is riding down to ask Robin Hood to help.”
Lee cleared his throat, flipped the book open to the marked page, and began.
Whanne she cam in the forest,
Under the grene wode tree,
Fonde she there Robyn Hode,
And al his fayre mené.
Lee’s hands clasped in front of his chest, and his eyes stared out beseechingly. It seemed like he'd memorized this part.
”God the save, gode Robyn,
And all thy company;
For Our dere Ladyes sake,
A boon grante thou me.
"Late never my wedded lorde
Shamefully slayne be;
He is fast bowne to Notingham warde,
For the love of the."
Lee now reassumed the narrator’s position, one arm holding the book a distance from his eyes, the other spread out and gesturing as he read.
Anone than saide goode Robyn
To that lady so fre,
"What man hath your lorde take?"
"The proude shirife," than sayd she.
"The shirife hatt hym take," she sayd,
"For soth as I the say;
He is nat yet thre myles
Passed on his way."
Up than sterte gode Robyn, said Lee, jumping slightly forward as well,
As man that had ben wode:
"Buske you, my mery men,
For Hym that dyed on Rode.
"And he that this sorowe forsaketh,
By hym that dyed on tre,
Shall he never in grene wode
No lenger dwel with me."
Lee spread his arms out wide.
Sone there were gode bowes bent,
Mo than seven score;
Hedge ne dyche spared they none
That was them before.
"I make myn avowe to God," sayde Robyn,
"The sherif wolde I fayne see,
And if I may hym take,
I-quyte shall it be."
And whan they came to Notingham,
They walked in the strete,
And with the proude sherif iwys
Sone can they mete.
Lee's eyes hardened into steel.
"Abyde, thou proude sherif," he sayde,
"Abyde, and speke with me;
Of some tidinges of oure kinge
I wolde fayne here of the.
"This seven yere, by dere worthy God,
Ne yede I this fast on fote;
I make myn avowe to God, thou proude sherif,
It is nat for thy gode."
Robyn bent a full goode bowe, (Lee pretended to draw a bow)
An arrowe he drowe at wyll;
He hit so the proude sherife
Upon the grounde he lay full still.
Lee strode forward, raising his voice and one arm as if gripping a sword-
And or he myght up aryse,
On his fete to stonde,
He smote of the sherifs hede
With his bright bronde.
- and made all the appropriate motions.
"Lye thou there, thou proude sherife, Lee declared strongly,
Evyll mote thou cheve!
There myght no man to the truste
The whyles thou were a lyve."
His men drewe out theyr bryght swerdes,
That were so sharpe and kene,
And layde on the sheryves men, (swish, went the invisible sword)
And dryved them downe bydene.
Robyn stert to that knyght,
And cut a two his bonde, (swish swish)
And toke hym in his hand a bowe,
And bad hym by hym stonde.
"Leve thy hors the behynde,
And lerne for to renne;
Thou shalt with me to grene wode,
Through myre, mosse, and fenne.
"Thou shalt with me to grene wode,
Without ony leasynge,
Tyll that I have gete us grace
Of Edwarde, our comly kynge.
Lee’s last word resounded into silence. Slowly, he came back to himself, the woods of Sherwood Forest fading away into a room with pairs and pairs of staring eyes. His left hand held the book to his chest; his right was raised dramatically. Lee grinned to his audience, and bent into a sweeping bow.
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"Lee-kun, that was great," said Obito. "Really, good job." He stood up, holding his book in his hand, smiling. "Gai-sensei, may I go next? I'm afraid my choice isn't as. . . harrowing as Lee-kun's, more solemn and passionate then dramatic and adventurous."
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