Category Archives: Shakespeare in Politics

Shakespeare is an almost endless source of befitting situation for any occasion. The opinion on King Lear on authority may not be very orthodox, a dog obeyed in office. The quote may be included in a variety of situation, even during a business presentation or after dinner speech as an ironic self-effacing statement by a recognized authority.

All Words, no Substance, Character defined

Posted on April 6, 2012 by jimmie

“I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true, ‘The empty vessel makes the greatest sound’.” (King Henry V, act 4, sc. 4) Tips for Use.   Sarcastic comment on a loud character, especially if he thinks highly of himself.  Possible answer to the question, Read More

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Shakespeare on Clear Communications and Presentation Ideas (take 2)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jimmie

 “How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us.” (Hamlet, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  If you are a public speaker or attended and participated to corporate meetings you may have experienced the event. That is, for the sake of simplification, you may, in your presentation Read More

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Chronicle of Wasted Time, Shakespeare

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jimmie

“When in the chronicle of wasted time, I see description of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme…  (SON.106) Tips for Use.   ‘Chronicles of Wasted Time’ has filtered into the English language as another expression used without reference to the source. Malcom Muggeridge, for example, so titled his very readable and instructive Read More

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Shakespeare and How to Ask a Question

Posted on April 2, 2012 by jimmie

“I will be a fool in question, hoping to be the wiser by your answer.” (All’s Well that Ends Well act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  In the art of communications it is generally assumed that answers are more important than questions. Therefore it is underestimated that the nature and quality of an answer Read More

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Shakespeare and the Salt Wave of the Mediterranean

Posted on April 1, 2012 by jimmie

“By the salt wave of the Mediterranean…” (Love Labour’s Lost, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  Alternative, elegant expletive-less exclamation. Useful, for example, to the public speaker before answering an unexpected question from the audience. Exclamations belong to the currency of language. They are emphatic sentences to express surprise, incredulity, disgust, emotion and so Read More

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Shakespeare, Sixth Sense, Perception and the Mind’s Eye

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jimmie

Hamlet …methinks I see my father. Horatio  Where, my lord? Hamlet  In my mind’s eye, Horatio. (Hamlet, act 1, sc.2) Tips for Use.  When you cannot provide immediate evidence for your instincts and you are asked for an explanation. “I see it in my mind’s eye”, you can reply. It is a good alternative to Read More

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Shakespeare and the Drawbacks of Education

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jimmie

“You taught me language and my profit on it Is, I know how to curse.” (Tempest, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Excellent introduction for him who is delivering a presentation (alas! often a sermon) on education. E.G. “As Caliban told his teacher Prospero, ‘You taught me language and my profit on it is Read More

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Shakespeare on Persistence that pays off, at Work and in Love

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jimmie

“He that will have a cake out of the wheat, must tarry the grinding.” (Troilus and Cressida act 1, sc. 1) Tips for Use. These lines have multiple applications. Excellent, for example, during a job interview when your prospective employer asks you that canonical (and between ourselves silly) question, “Are you afraid of hard work?”, Read More

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Shakespeare Quote for Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jimmie

“They say best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.” (Measure for Measure, act 5, sc.1) Tips for Use. Excellent lines to turn a problem into a feature, as software developers are known to say (and do). Or rather turn a setback Read More

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Shakespeare on Commitment, Purpose and/or Lack of them

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jimmie

“It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; But vows to every purpose must not hold.” (Troilus and Cressida act 5, sc. 3) Tips for Use. There are two applications possible. One (“It is the purpose that makes strong the vow”) is a warning or caution against inconsistency – especially applicable to politicians. As Read More

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