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Shakespeare, Truth & the Berlin Wall

Posted on November 12, 2014 by jimmie

“When forty winters shall besiege thy brow, And dig deep trenches in thy beauty’s field….” These lines from the famous Sonnet may come to mind when looking at the picture of the young lady, talking on a portable phone, the size and cumbersomeness of which betray the age when it was used and the photo Read More

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Shakespeare, Ukraine and the Smoking Gun

Posted on February 20, 2014 by jimmie

I will no more trust him when he leers, than I will a serpent when he hisses.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 5, sc. 1) The expression “smoking gun”, as we know, is intended to represent incontrovertible evidence of a crime, or of a generic act of lawlessness. The term is derived from Conan Doyle’s story Read More

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Shakespeare and the Shenanigans of the New Jersey’s Governor

Posted on January 14, 2014 by jimmie

“… and you shall not sin, If you do say we think him over-proud And under-honest; in self-assumption greater Than in the note of judgment.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 2, sc. 3) That history repeats itself is an adage with multiple contributors. It started with the biblical Ecclesiastes “Nothing new under the sun”  (Nihil sub Read More

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Shakespeare and Lies that Stretch to the Crack of Doom

Posted on September 9, 2013 by jimmie

Take but degree away, untune that string, And, hark, what discord follows! each thing meets In mere oppugnancy: the bounded waters Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores And make a sop of all this solid globe: Strength should be lord of imbecility, And the rude son should strike his father dead: Force should Read More

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Shakespeare – Wars, Sex, Bikinis and Democracy

Posted on August 17, 2013 by jimmie

… wars and lechery; nothing else holds fashion: a burning devil take them! (Troilus and Cressida, act 5, sc. 2) Forest Grove is a suburb of the (unfortunately) sprawling greater Portland (Oregon). And while America has established (imposed) 140 military bases in Italy, Americans have developed a taste for Italian espresso in their home land. Read More

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Shakespeare on the Incompatibility of Love with Wisdom

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jimmie

 “… for to be wise and love, Exceeds man’s might; that dwells with gods above. (Troilus and Cressida, act 3, sc. 2) Comments.  Cressida’s observation is hardly original. Ambrose Bierce, not directly testing the compatibility of wisdom with love, says about the latter,  “A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient Read More

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Shakespeare on Relative Strengths and Weaknesses

Posted on July 16, 2012 by jimmie

“To end a tale of length, Troy in our weakness stands, not in her strength.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 1, sc. 3) Tips for Use. Change ‘Troy’ to any other city, state, person, situation, circumstances, where the enemy appears strong because the weaker party is incapable of organizing itself. In fact the truth is so Read More

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Shakespeare Insults and Mutual Dislikes

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jimmie

AENEAS. We know each other well. DIOMEDES. We do; and long to know each other worse.”  (Troilus and Cressida, act 4, sc. 1) Tips for Use. Call it chemistry or any other fancy term from psychology or pop psychology – we like some people and others we do not. Who has never met the occasion 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, Cassandra and her forecasting methods

Posted on March 17, 2012 by jimmie

“ … lend me ten thousand eyes, And I will fill them with prophetic tears.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use. In a business meeting or political speech. In the latter case emphasize that “the country is not on the right track”. Therefore, if you are elected all will be for Read More

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