Doctor Who (TV Series)

The Shakespeare Code (2007)

Dean Lennox Kelly: Shakespeare

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• The Doctor : Come on! We can have a good flirt later!

  William Shakespeare : Is that a promise, Doctor?

  The Doctor : Oh, fifty-seven academics just punched the air. Come on.

• William Shakespeare : 'Close up this din of hateful dire decay / Decomposition of your witches' plot! / You thieve my brains, consider me your toy / My doting doctor tells me I am not!'

  Lilith : No! Words of power!

  William Shakespeare : 'Foul Carrionite specters, cease your show / Between the points... '

  [he looks to The Doctor for help] 

  The Doctor : 761390!

  William Shakespeare : '761390! / Banished like a tinker's cuss / I say to thee... '

  [he again looks to The Doctor] 

  The Doctor : Uh...

  [he looks to Martha] 

  Martha Jones : Expelliarmus!

  The Doctor : Expelliarmus!

  William Shakespeare : 'Expelliarmus!'

  The Doctor : Good old JK!

• William Shakespeare : How can a man so young have eyes so old?

  The Doctor : I do a lot of reading.

• The Doctor : Rage, rage, against the dying of the light...

  William Shakespeare : I might use that.

  The Doctor : You can't, it's someone else's.

• Shakespeare : So, tell me of Freedonia, where women can be doctors, writers, actors...?

  Martha Jones : This country is ruled by a woman.

  Shakespeare : Ah, she's royal, that's God's business, though you are a royal beauty.

  Martha Jones : Whoa, Nelly. I know for a fact you've got a wife in the country.

  Shakespeare : But Martha, this is town.

• [regarding the loss of his only son to the Black Death in his absence] 

  Shakespeare : Made me question everything, the futility of this fleeting existence, to be or not to be.

  [pauses] 

  Shakespeare : Oooh, that's quite good.

  The Doctor : You should write that down.

  Shakespeare : Mmm, maybe not. Bit pretentious?

  The Doctor : Ehm.

• The Doctor : Mr. Shakespeare, isn't it?

  William Shakespeare : Oh, no. No no no. Who let you in? No autographs, no you can't have yourself sketched with me, and please don't ask where I get my ideas from. Thanks for your interest, now be a good boy and shove...

  [he then notices Martha] 

  William Shakespeare : Hey, nonny nonny!

• William Shakespeare : The Doctor may never kiss you, Martha. Why not entertain a man who will?

• Lynley : [walks in on Shakespeare, while Shakespeare is in conversation with the Doctor and Martha]  This is abominable behavior. A new play with no warning? I demand to see a script, Mr. Shakespeare. As Master of the Revels, every new script must be registered at my office and examined by me before it can be performed.

  William Shakespeare : Tomorrow morning. First thing, I'll send it around.

  Lynley : I don't work to your schedule, you work to mine. The script, *now*!

  William Shakespeare : I can't!

  Lynley : Then tomorrow's performance is cancelled.

  [starts walking out] 

  Lynley : I'm returning to my office for a banning order. If it's the last thing I do, ''Love's Labour's Won'' will never be played.