Tag Archives: Shakespeare in Politics

Shakespeare and Democracy in America

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jimmie

“A plague o’ both your houses! They have made worms’ meat of me.” (Romeo and Juliet act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  Apply to Democrats and Republicans, or to the Congress or the Senate, if you are unhappy with the current two party system. That there is no difference between “both your houses” and, Read More

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Shakespeare, Julius Caesar and the Arrogance of Power

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jimmie

“…Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, That he is grown so great?” (Julius Caesar, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Illustrate the dangers of misplaced and irrational media appeal and charisma. Question the power, the dubious qualifications, the devious means, the corruption or all the above, by means of which a detestable 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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Shakespeare and the Madness of Crowds

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jimmie

“Mad call I 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) Tips for Use.  Excellent reinforcement of the idea of madness. The redundancy and the obviousness in the quote enable irony laced with some inoffensive sarcasm. Among the limitless 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, 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 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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Shakespeare, Thought as the Arbiter of Good and Bad

Posted on March 23, 2012 by jimmie

 “…for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” (Hamlet act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  When you try to rationalize a difference of opinion on a matter that can be judged one way or another. Short as it is, the line embodies a profound philosophical and practical truth the Read More

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Equality among men impossible, truth and misinterpretations

Posted on March 19, 2012 by jimmie

… clay and clay differs in dignity, Whose dust is both alike.” (Cymbeline, act 4, sc.1) Tips for Use. Use it as a philosophical argument to support your anti-leftist and anti-socialist views. Less awkwardly the quote can apply to situations, or people, or even things where it is important to emphasize the difference rather than Read More

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Have we all gone mad?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by jimmie

“…have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?” (Macbeth act 1 sc. 3) Tips for Use. At the office, or in a debate with your political opponent – when the proposal that is aired is complete madness. Regrettably the instances of application are endless. Just as one example, an insane root Read More

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