Category Archives: Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations

Bertrand Russell complained about one of his grandmother’s preferred puns, “What is mind? Doesn’s matter. What is matter? Never mind.” And yet we, as a species, continuously attempt to fathom the mystery of the mind, with the help of philosophy, psychology and history. Shakespeare has given us much food for thought on all three, as well as music for those who love the music of words.

Shakespeare on the Waste of Time

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jimmie

“The clock upbraids me with the waste of time.” (Twelfth Night, act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use and Comments. Change ‘me’ to ‘us’ when you wish to convince your companions to stop wasting time. Time is a commodity, it is the inexplicable raw material of everything and it is extraordinary that it has not Read More

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Shakespeare on Men like Bees and Bees like Men

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jimmie

Therefore doth heaven divide The state of man in divers functions, Setting endeavour in continual motion; To which is fixed, as an aim or butt, Obedience: for so work the honey-bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach The act of order to a peopled kingdom. They have a king and officers of sorts…  Read More

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Shakespeare and how Lobbying Works

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jimmie

“Comest thou with deep premeditated lines, With written pamphlets studiously devised Humphrey of Gloucester?” (King Henry VI part 1, act 3, sc.1) Comments.  In the instance, the bishop of Winchester accuses the duke of Gloucester of using “studiously devised” documentation so as to deprive the bishop of his rights, whatever they may be. Today, the Read More

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Shakespeare and the Public Relations Machine of Richard III

Posted on September 17, 2012 by jimmie

“Not dallying with a brace of courtezans, But meditating with two deep divines, Not sleeping, to engross his idle body, But praying, to enrich his watchful soul.” (King Richard III, act 3, sc. 7) Comments. Italian writer and historian  Benedetto Croce said that all history is “contemporary history”. It means that history consists essentially in Read More

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More on Shakespeare, Mass Psychology, Julius Caesar and Kate Middleton

Posted on September 15, 2012 by jimmie

“How many ages hence Shall this, our lofty scene be acted over, In states unborn and accents yet unknown.” (Julius Caesar act 3, sc. 1) Comments and Tips for Use. Use in earnest or in irony – the latter if a totally unimportant event has taken place. On Friday Sep 15 we entered and commented Read More

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Shakespeare on Mass Psychology, Irrelevance and Kate Middleton

Posted on September 14, 2012 by jimmie

 “…the fool multitude, that choose by show, Not learning more than the fond eye doth teach; Which pries not to the interior, but, like the martlet, Builds in the weather on the  outward wall, Even in the force and road of casualty.” (Merchant Of Venice, act 2, sc. 9) Comments and Tips for Use. The Read More

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Shakespeare on Truth, Evidence, Probability and Libya

Posted on September 13, 2012 by jimmie

 “ ‘Tis probable and palpable to thinking.” (Othello, act 1, sc.2) Comment.  With timing seemingly impossible in its accuracy, on the anniversary day of the September 11 tragedy, another tragedy occurs, germane in spirit, smaller in scope but equal in significance. How is it  possible not to draw parallels, not only on the timing but Read More

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Shakespeare on Treason, Murder and September 11

Posted on September 12, 2012 by jimmie

“Treason and murder ever kept together, As two yoke-devils sworn to either’s purpose” (King Henry V, act 2, sc. 2) Comment.  Eleven years after the event, suspicions, instead of abating have increased. And rather than being forgotten under “the dust of antique time”, the circumstances of September 11 appear more and more sinister. Treason and Read More

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Shakespeare on the Benefits of Wine, Laughter and a Sense of Humor

Posted on September 11, 2012 by jimmie

“…nor a man cannot make him laugh; but that’s no marvel, he drinks no wine.” (King Henry IV, part 1 act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use. Comment on anyone impervious to humor or chide a first-time or born-again teetotaler. Equally, a good start for an after-dinner speech, especially if the wine was good or Read More

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Shakespeare on the Blessings of Ignorance and Impact on Government

Posted on September 10, 2012 by jimmie

 “Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” (Julius Caesar, act 1, sc. 2) Comments and Tips for Use. Use the last two lines to cast a friendly and ironic Read More

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