| 词条 | Let's kill all the lawyers |
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"Let's kill all the lawyers" is a line from William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2. The full quote is "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers".[1] It is among Shakespeare's most famous lines,[2] as well as one of his most controversial,[3] and has been used as the title of movies[4] and books.[5] Shakespeare may be making a joke when character "Dick The Butcher" suggests one of the ways the band of pretenders to the throne can improve the country is to kill all the lawyers. Dick is a rough character, a killer as evil as his name implies,[1] like the other henchmen, and this is his rough solution to his perceived societal problem.[6] There is some disagreement with the interpretation that one of Shakespeare's sympathetic characters would make a joke suggesting that killing lawyers would make the world better.[7] Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2{{quote|JACK CADE. Valiant I am.SMITH [aside]. A must needs; for beggary is valiant. JACK CADE. I am able to endure much. DICK [aside]. No question of that; for I have seen him whipp'd three market-days together. JACK CADE. I fear neither sword nor fire. SMITH [aside]. He need not fear the sword; for his coat is of proof. DICK [aside]. But methinks he should stand in fear of fire, being burnt i' th' hand for stealing of sheep. JACK CADE. Be brave, then; for your captain is brave, and vows reformation. There shall be in England seven half-penny loaves sold for a penny: the three-hoop'd pot shall have ten hoops; and I will make it felony to drink small beer: all the realm shall be in common; and in Cheapside shall my palfrey go to grass: and when I am king,– as king I will be,– ALL. God save your majesty! JACK CADE. I thank you, good people:– there shall be no money; all shall eat and drink on my score; and I will apparel them all in one livery, that they may agree like brothers, and worship me their lord. DICK. The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.}} References1. ^1 {{Cite web| url = http://shakespeare.mit.edu/2henryvi/full.html| title = Henry VI, part 2: Entire Play| website = shakespeare.mit.edu| access-date = 2016-02-29}} 2. ^{{Cite web| url = http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-king-henry-vi-part-2.htm| title = Henry VI (Part 2) the play by William Shakespeare| website = www.william-shakespeare.info| access-date = 2016-03-01}} 3. ^{{Cite news| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/shakespeare-says-lets-kill-all-the-lawyers-but-some-attorneys-object-1408329001| title = To Kill or Not to Kill All the Lawyers? That Is the Question| last = Gershman| first = Jacob| newspaper = Wall Street Journal| issn = 0099-9660| access-date = 2016-03-01}} 4. ^{{Citation|last=Senkowski|first=Ron|title=Let's Kill All the Lawyers|date=1998-05-15|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104713/|accessdate=2016-03-01}} 5. ^{{Cite book| url = https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Lawyers-Solomon-Lord-Novels/dp/1433227282| title = Kill All the Lawyers| last = Levine| first = Paul| date = 2012-06-01| publisher = Blackstone Audio| isbn = 9781433227288| edition = Unabridged| location = Place of publication not identified| language = English}} 6. ^{{Cite web| url = http://www.spectacle.org/797/finkel.html| title = "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" - it's a lawyer joke| website = www.spectacle.org| access-date = 2016-03-01}} 7. ^{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/nyregion/l-kill-the-lawyers-a-line-misinterpreted-599990.html| title = 'Kill the Lawyers,' A Line Misinterpreted| date = 1990-06-17| newspaper = The New York Times| issn = 0362-4331| access-date = 2016-03-01}} 1 : Shakespearean phrases |
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