Puncher: Henry Breedlove
Punchee: Geoffrey Tennant
Memorable Lines: āYou are a fucking dick, Geoffrey Tennant! Iām Henry Breedlove. I am a great actor, I do not need this shit! I donāt want to feel that kind of terror ever again.ā
Why itās Awesome: Harry Breedlove (an expy for Kenneth Branaugh) is a massively talented asshole. He has played Macbeth three times - which Iām sure heās said at least three times - and knows the part so well that he wonāt take direction. Instead he argues his refusal calmly, eloquently, nobly, and expects to be deferred to on every point.
He maintains this behavior even when he has been fired for it, even when he is warned by Brian Cabot that heās in danger of becoming a hack, and treats being asked to return as his due, lording his victory over Geoffrey Tennant.
That was perhaps unwise, because Geoffrey Tennant is just enough of a madman, and when heās pushed to his limit, a Magnificent Bastard. In a move worthy of the play itself, Geoffrey has enlisted the cast and crew - even uncorruptable stage manager Maria - to change the entire set and performance: Henry cannot enter where he had previously entered, he is forced to duel out on the thrust amid the audience, there is a tree where he had originally intended to stand, and Geoffrey even manipulated Ellen into taking Harryās pants down on stage, exposing him to the world.
And once the play is done, Henryās cultivated veneer of nobility has shattered. Geoffrey absolutely deserves to be punched in the face - but it is a Pyrrhic victory, and proves that Geoffrey Tennant has just won the war. Hail, king of Scotland!
Where to find it?:Ā Slings and Arrows, āBirnam Woodā
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