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Shakespeare’s prose in the play Henry VI – “The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers” – is often misused and misunderstood. Shakespeare never meant to disparage or attack the legal profession. “Approximately four hundred years after Shakespeare’s death, this pithy phrase has become one of the most famous witticisms, appropriated often to disparage the legal profession, or at least acknowledge the ubiquitous caricature of the crooked, overpriced, counselor.”[7]
The quote actually amplified Shakespeare’s trust in the legal profession. “In other words, this [quote] suggests that Shakespeare represented lawyers as the most fundamental defense against the grossest manifestations of power-hungry antics wrought by the scum of humanity.”[8] In Henry VI, it was necessary to eliminate lawyers who were a threat to subverting a rebellion against King Henry. The lawyer’s literacy and acumen posed a threat to the coup’s success.
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