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Shakespeare & Independence Day

Posted on June 30, 2014 by jimmie

“…Believe my words, For they are certain and unfallible.” (King Henry VI part 1, act 1, sc. 2) So says the Duke of Orleans after explaining to the King of France that Joan of Arc is really endowed with supernatural powers. In a somewhat similar vein, the opening words of the American Declaration of Independence Read More

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Shakespeare, Patriotism and Exceptionalism

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jimmie

“…there’s not one wise man among twenty that will praise himself.” Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, sc. 2 The term “Patria” or homeland is, of course, of Latin origin, meaning “land of the fathers”. In turn, presidents’ patriotic speeches celebrate the achievements of the inhabitants of their respective “land of the fathers” and, by Read More

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Shakespeare on Antiseptic and Anesthetic Words

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jimmie

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 2 So says Juliet, thinking that, yes, Romeo is a Montague by last name, and as such an enemy of her family. But she does not care – so much so Read More

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Shakespeare and Gender Ideology

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jimmie

God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times… … how chances mock, And changes fill the cup of alteration With divers liquors! King Henry IV, part 2, act 3, sc. 1) After the veil of oblivion has been cast on individual events, historians can draw their conclusions Read More

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Shakespeare, Appearances and the Jones Plantation

Posted on April 13, 2014 by jimmie

“Who makes the fairest show, means most deceit” (Pericles, act 1, sc. 4) Cornel West  is an African-American philosopher, academic, activist, author and public intellectual. He defines himself as a “blues man in the world of the mind, and a jazz man in the world of ideas.” Recently, Cornel West commented on the impact of Read More

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Shakespeare and the One Dollar Ignition Switch

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jimmie

“And my more having would be as a sauce To make me hunger more…” (Macbeth, act 4, sc. 3)  A brief background for our international visitors. General Motors has recalled millions of cars due to a minor but deadly design flaw. In some models, the ignition switch can unexpectedly turn itself off. The sudden engine Read More

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Shakespeare and Unforgotten War Crimes

Posted on March 30, 2014 by jimmie

“…. O, it presses to my memory, Like damned guilty deeds to sinners’ minds.” (Romeo and Juliet, act 3, sc. 2) Fifteen years is a long time for the collective memory of people. Collective drunkenness is not indispensable for collective forgetfulness. But Lady Macbeth’s words still apply, “… memory, the warder of the brain, Shall Read More

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Ukraine and a Repeat of Lithuania

Posted on March 15, 2014 by jimmie

“Are there no stones in heaven But what serve for thunder?” (Othello, act 5, sc. 2) In traditional history, it was the slaves who rebelled against the masters. But in the revised Huxley’s edition of our brave new world it is the masters who revolt against the slaves. Which, more or less, is what happened Read More

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Color Revolutions, a Shakespearean Interpretation

Posted on February 25, 2014 by jimmie

“These things, indeed, you have articulated, Proclaim’d at market crosses, read in churches, To trim the garment of rebellion With some fine color, that may please the eye Of fickle changelings, and poor discontents …… And never yet did insurrection want Such water-colours, to impaint his cause.” King Henry IV, [art 1, act 5, sc. Read More

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Shakespeare, America and the Superbowl

Posted on February 1, 2014 by jimmie

“Mad I call it; for, to define true madness, What is ‘t but to be nothing else but mad? But let that go.” (Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2) This article may irritate or alienate some American Internauts who regularly visit this site. If so, I am sorry but the information is based on publicly available Read More

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