Tag: Shakespeare
Donald “Caesar” Trump?
“O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason. Bear with me; my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me.” ~Mark Antony, Eulogy for Julius Caesar “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but […]
On Shakespeare: King Lear, Macbeth and Obama
I am a man more sinned against than sinning. ~ King Lear But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail. ~ Lady Macbeth Prologue This is part II of my essay on William Shakespeare (1564–1616) the great English playwright, poet, and actor, celebrated as the most outstanding writer in the English […]
On Shakespeare: Richard III & Julius Caesar
Shakespeare was not of an age, but for all time. ~ Ben Johnson Biography William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, celebrated as the most outstanding writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. Known as England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon.” Although the source of some […]
Lady Macbeth, or Lady MacClinton–which is the real witch?
“Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood.” ~ Lady Macbeth “No. We just can’t trust the American people to make those types of choices … Government has to make those choices for people.” ~ […]
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