Shakespeare on the Speed of Thought

Posted on October 3, 2012 by jimmie

for nimble thought can jump both sea and land“For nimble thought can jump both sea and land,
As soon as think the place where he would be.”
(Sonnet 44)

Comments.  Modern electronics has erased distances creating an almost instant virtual presence among people who may even live at the opposite side of the earth. Modern technology has also dramatically reduced the time required to eliminate physical distances. In fact, on Tuesday Oct 02, 2012 the first Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” took off from Seattle for its scheduled and regular flight to Tokyo. Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Turncoats and Opportunism

Posted on October 2, 2012 by jimmie

rich man poor man. Whilst a beggar I'll rail and say there is no sin but to be rich“Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail
And say there is no sin but to be rich;
And being rich, my virtue then shall be
To say there is no vice but beggary.”
(King John, act 2, sc. 2)

Comments.  For our overseas visitors to this site, Cynthia Kinney is a really brave and courageous congresswoman. She spoke for the Palestinians. Consequently her district was re-worked and re-arranged so that she could not be re-elected.
Recently, however, she also spoke out about those African Americans Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the Unbelievable, Were it not True

Posted on October 1, 2012 by jimmie

Sleep I now and think I hear all this? What error drives our eyes and ears amiss?“Or sleep I now and think I hear all this? What error drives our eyes and ears amiss?”
(Comedy of Errors, act 2, sc. 2)

Comments.  Unbelievable! This, I am pretty sure, will be the reaction of viewers of this entry when they will watch the reasonably short video, listed at the end of the post.
Here is the incredible performance of a Patrick Clawson, Director of Research at the “Washington Institute Of Near East Policy.” Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the Incompatibility of Love with Wisdom

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jimmie

to be wise and love exceeds man's strength “… for to be wise and love,
Exceeds man’s might; that dwells with gods above.
(Troilus and Cressida, act 3, sc. 2)

Comments.  Cressida’s observation is hardly original. Ambrose Bierce, not directly testing the compatibility of wisdom with love, says about the latter,  “A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. This disease, like many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditions; barbarous nations Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Having Had Enough

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jimmie

I do condemn mine ears that have so long attended thee“I do condemn mine ears that have
So long attended thee.”
(Cymbeline act 1, sc. 6)

Comments.  The line accurately reflects how many people feel about the presidential debates or about whoever talks, comments, extols, criticizes, pontificates about one or the other candidate in the presidential election.
Politics is kept issue-less; the promise of political education Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the Natural Remedies and the Limits of Medicine

Posted on September 28, 2012 by jimmie

Labouring art can never ransom nature“The congregate college have concluded
That labouring art can never ransom nature
From her unaidable estate.”
(All’s Well That Ends Well, act 2, sc. 1)

Comments. It is commonly accepted that longevity is the product of modern medicine. Historical information on the subject does not support the contention. Statistics Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on How to Get to a Girl’s Heart

Posted on September 27, 2012 by jimmie

Shakespeare advice to get to a girl's heart “Flatter and praise, commend, extol their graces,
Though ne’er so black, say they have angels’ faces.”
(Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 3, sc. 1)

Comments. On flattery there is general consensus, it works. Oscar Wilde succinctly proclaimed that “flattery is the infantry of negotiations.” And Ovid, in his ‘Art of Love’, vol. 2 writes, “…each woman thinks herself lovable; hideous though she be, there is none her own looks do not please…Now be the time to ensnare the mind with crafty flatteries, as the water eats away an overhanging bank. Nor be weary of Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Appearances, Deceit and the Presidential Elections

Posted on September 26, 2012 by jimmie

 Who makes the fairest show means most deceit“Who makes the fairest show, means most deceit”
(Pericles, act 1, sc. 4)

Comments. Which it is the ‘fairest show’ we cannot say. Certainly the pantomime-show of the presidential elections is, by any measure, spectacular. As for deceit, it is most extraordinary that so many still hold any credence on anybody and anything connected with the presidential and hollywoodian charade.
Obama will be re-elected with a vengeance, simply because no republican president could do Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Zero Tolerance

Posted on September 25, 2012 by jimmie

I will be deaf to pleadings and excuses“I will be deaf to pleading and excuses; Nor tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses” (Romeo and Juliet, act 3, sc. 1)

Comments.  Interesting expression, “Zero Tolerance”. It projects absolute and unyielding determination. That ‘zero’ brings the precision of mathematics into human affairs. Determination to stamp-out Tolerance and, by inference, to carry out Intolerance. The logical meaning of the sentence is dwarfed by the associated implication of righteousness in the intolerance of crime. But unthinking righteousness is also the favored state of mind of mankind. Which seems a preposterous thing to say, Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Illusions on the Improvements of Society

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jimmie

and here we wander in illusions, some blessed powers deliver us from hence“And here we wander in illusions;
Some blessed power deliver us from hence.”
(Comedy of Errors, act 4, sc. 3)

Comments. The so-called social media is filled with information about the political and social issues of the moment. Wars running and/or pending in the Middle East and Asia – economic depression, economic recessions, budget deficit, medical care, should it be private? Should it be universal? Is welfare socialism? Aren’t the government corporate and bank handouts but socialism Continue reading →

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