By Chris Snellgrove | Published
You don’t need to be a star Trek fan to know that William Shakespeare is one of Captain Picard’s favorite characters. After all, Patrick Stewart is a Shakespearean actor, and his business captain often quotes the bard in casual comments. It turns out, however, that Shakespeare’s love made Picard a better captain because he has taken Data clues Henry V Performance to cope with certain Romulans in the rascal in the TNG episode “The Defector”.
Shakespeare is actually part of the cold opening of this episode, because we see Picard directing data performances Henry V. At first glance, it seems nothing more than a fun way to start the episode by showing the huge nerds than these two characters are. However, as recorded in Captain newspapers: Trek trips unauthorizedShowrunner Michael Piller later revealed that this Shakespeare play influenced Picard’s subsequent decisions when he dealt with the Romules.
“There is a scene where Picard and the data speak of how the crew is, then Picard says a line or two that echoes the game,” said looting. While the showrunner has not mentioned the exact lines, one of them is when Picard quotes directly Henry V to himself in his ready room.
The data had asked if Picard could not see that his crew was confident to fight against the Romulians, and the captain said to him sardonly that “unlike King Henry, it is not easy for me to hide and walk among my troops” to assess their morale. After the departure of the Android, Picard quotes the room, saying to themselves: “If these men do not die well, it will be a black question for the king who led them.”
While this quote from Shakespeare represented Picard’s anxieties about the mission, Pillar confirmed that the play also influenced the heroic actions of the captain during the highest point. This is, of course, the moment that appeals to the crowd when deceptive romulans try to destroy the business after having attracted it to the neutral area, and Picard reveals that he has brought masked Klingon ships in case his pointed enemies tried to fight Dirty. According to Michael Piller, “in confrontation with the Romulians, there are suggestions for Henry V In the position, bravery and decisions of Picard, and what the argument is talking about. »»
Interestingly, this piece of Shakespeare would not have appeared in “The Defector” at all without the actor of Picard, Patrick Stewart. It was originally intended to open up with data playing Sherlock Holmes again, but legal problems prevented this from happening. When Pillar asked Stewart for cold replacement suggestions, the Shakespearean actor suggested opening with a performance of Henry V.
What makes it even more impressive is that Stewart offered to loot this idea only two days before filming. Despite this small execution time, the producers were able to create not only a Shakespeare Shakespeare scene, but also to use the part as a kind of framing device for the whole episode. Plunder was naturally proud of what everyone has accomplished, and the musician who has become showrunner compared Picard in echo Henry V Musical arrangements that “echo other songs and play on a melody that reminds you of something else”.
As for us, we cannot prevent ourselves from thinking that all these revelations on Picard and this play by Shakespeare raise what was already one of the most ambitious episodes of Star Trek: The next generation. It was an episode with intrigue, action and major development of characters who helped us have a better idea of what makes the captain vibrate. Patrick Stewart and the Immortal Bard have teamed up to offer a surprising lesson to the fans who look at the house: the whole galaxy is a scene, and the men and the androids in the players.
