In one of the last scenes of the play, King
Richard summons Friar Tuck to draw near and says:
“So what can I do for you in payment of last night's hospitality? Can I find some fat living where there are no wicked to chastise, and where the work is easy and
comfortable?"
The Friar's response was so like Leo:
"No, my lord," replied Tuck. "I wish only for peace in this life. Mine is a simple nature and I care not for the follies of court life. Give me a good meal and a cup of right brew, health, and enough for the day, and I ask no more."
A great role....for a great cat.