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Trump as Chaucer’s Pardoner

Think of Trump as Chaucer’s Pardoner, a conman who thinks he can trick people he’s revealed his tricks to.

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Doonesbury, the Bard, & Trump

“All’s Well That Ends Well” can work as an allegory for our polarized times.

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Cuomo Channels Shakespeare’s Henry V

Andrew Cuomo’s recent speech to the National Guard has echoes of Henry V’s St. Crispin’s Day speech on the eve of Agincourt.

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