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Shakespeare on Social Issues and the 1%

Posted on October 7, 2012 by jimmie

“…Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man, That slaves your ordinance, that will not see Because he doth not feel, feel your power quickly; So distribution should undo excess, And each man have enough.” (King Lear, act 4, sc. 1) Comments.  The ordinance or order Gloucester refers to, was established by the Heavens and it implies Read More

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Shakespeare on Age, Birthdays and the Passing of Time

Posted on October 5, 2012 by jimmie

“My glass shall not persuade me I am old As long as youth and thou are of one date.” (Sonnet 22) Comments.  Isn’t it true that we can see youth reflected back, at least virtually or in imagination? The idea could not be said better than with these lines. Tips for Use. Answer to “How Read More

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Shakespeare on the Pretended Difference between Obama and Romney

Posted on October 4, 2012 by jimmie

“…the weight of a hair will turn the scales between their avoirdupois.” (King Henry IV part 2, act 2, sc. 4) Comments.  Some of us cannot even watch a so called presidential debate – there are limits as to being able to endure hypocrisy. But reports and transcripts are available. They show the unbridgeable gulf Read More

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Shakespeare on the Speed of Thought

Posted on October 3, 2012 by jimmie

“For nimble thought can jump both sea and land, As soon as think the place where he would be.” (Sonnet 44) Comments.  Modern electronics has erased distances creating an almost instant virtual presence among people who may even live at the opposite side of the earth. Modern technology has also dramatically reduced the time required 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, Compliments to a Lady and the Discreet Casanova

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jimmie

“Full many a lady I have eyed with best regards; and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues Have I lik’d several women; never any With so full a soul, but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow’d, 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 Equivocation, Confusion and Meaning

Posted on September 9, 2012 by jimmie

“We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us.” (Hamlet, act 5, sc. 1) Comments. Two historians separated in time by millennia said the same thing, A historian must describe things “as they happened” (wie es eigentlich gewesen), according to Ranke (author of the monumental History of the Popes). Much earlier on Herodotus Read More

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