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Lucy Shuttleworth, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Portsmouth

How to write a eulogy – lessons from Succession’s Roy family

Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Succession season four.

“He kept everyone outside, but when he let you in and the sun shone … it was warm in the light.” So says Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) in Succession’s penultimate episode, Church and State. The life of oligarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), is presented through three eulogies – each of which channels some of the trials of summing up a life, while facing a crowd.

Shiv Roy’s eulogy for her father Logan.
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