“O for a Muse of fire that would ascend, The brightest heaven of invention. A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene.”

These opening lines from the Chorus of Shakespeare’s Henry V have grabbed the attention of audiences for centuries, just as they now have attracted yours. Writing for a court requires similar skills to those of a good playwright. You must pull your reader into your world immediately, hold his or her interest while you set forth your arguments in a clear and concise manner and write so that the reader does not lose interest along the way.