One of the great scenes in Richard III is Richard's wooing of Lady Anne. She hates his guts, which is pretty reasonable when you consider that he and his family was responsible for the deaths of her father, husband, and father-in-law, among others. But that doesn't stop Richard. Ooooh no. Nothing stops Richard. He does this:
Which is all very well and good, but I keep waiting for Lady Anne to do this:
Come on, Lady Anne. Get your act together.
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