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Shakespeare on Turncoats and Opportunism

Posted on October 2, 2012 by jimmie

“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 Read More

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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.” (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 Read More

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Shakespeare on the Natural Remedies and the Limits of Medicine

Posted on September 28, 2012 by jimmie

“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

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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” (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 Read More

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Shakespeare on Zero Tolerance

Posted on September 25, 2012 by jimmie

“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. Read More

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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 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, Read More

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Shakespeare on the End of the Shuttle Era

Posted on September 23, 2012 by jimmie

“Thou know’st ‘tis common – all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.” (Hamlet, act 1.2) Comments. Appropriate lines to accompany the end of the Space Shuttle Era, with the spectacular return of the Shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles – while the B-747 that carried it made passes on some classic American icons Read More

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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 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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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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