We need to break the king, as we break a horse… There is actually too much mention of that- once is funny, twice is all right…at the fourth conversation on the matter I am already beyond bored…ĭoctor Willis, who finally does some good towards the royal patient, taken out to his farm is not without fault: What they do all mornings is check the stool and the “water” of his majesty Keep his wounds opened, so that the poison gets out Not that doctors were too much good at the time of the American Independence, when they insisted on harmful “treatment”:
In the case of King George, he acts peculiar, with his what, what, even before they commit him and the diagnostic is evident. Under the guise of normality, he is let out into the world, where he had killed an innocent girl, when he was young.
Loveday’s Little Outing yesterday and in that one there is another lunatic, who seems so nice. So part of the message might be that we act crazily when in the right mind and we sound mad at periods when we are “all right”. This is what, what king George keeps saying, when he is sane… to give you an idea. The Madness of King George III -about this and other notes you can check: The Madness of King George III by Alan Bennettįunny but also sad - Losing “the colonies”, now entitled The United States of America has affected the sanity of the king and it might be this loss that caused More of the historical context.Įngaging writing, and a fascinating little read. I wanted more actually, more scenes with Queen Charlotte. It's a funny blend of the ridiculous, the comic and the painful. I won't pretend to understand the politics of the time but fence-sitting bureaucrats never go out of fashion. It's both terrible and hilarious, watching politicians scuttle, the Prince of Wales plot, the king insult everyone in his delirium. Deeply taken with his wife (whom he calls Mrs King), it affects his family, Parliament and country when he inexplicably shows symptoms of madness and those around him vie for the favour of the Prince of Wales whilst attempting strange and horrific 'cures'. Alan Bennett's introduction puts the play in its historical context and it's a short read that entertains in its plot and characterisation. I liked the film and can only picture Nigel Hawthorne in this. Spur-of-the-moment decision to read this.
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