Tag Archives: Macbeth

Hegseth, Banquo, and Murders at Sea

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2025

Pete Hegseth denying he gave the order to kill survivors of a Navy attack is reminiscent of Macbeth distancing himself from Banquo’s murder.

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Macduff as the Trump Resistance

By Robin Bates | Published: December 1, 2025

“Macbeth” is probably the best Shakespearean play for capturing the Trump presidency and Trump resistance.

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Dems Channel Inner Lady Macbeth

By Robin Bates | Published: September 30, 2025

Shakespeare and Henry James showed up in commentary on this weeks events: the impending government shutdown and the required gathering of 800 military leaders.

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A.I. and the Tech Bro Accelerationists

By Robin Bates | Published: June 12, 2025

AI is the darling of Silicon Valley accelerationists, who sound like the old Italian Futurists and who appear never to have read Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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Trump Doth Murder Sleep

By Robin Bates | Published: February 4, 2025

Trump and Musk are current-day Macbeths, out to murder American democracy.

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The Bard on How to Drive Dramatically

By Robin Bates | Published: September 3, 2024

Slightly altered Shakespeare offers driving advice.

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Biden, Macbeth, and Passing the Torch

By Robin Bates | Published: July 24, 2024

An MSNBC commentator cited a line from “Macbeth” to characterize Joe Biden’s decision not to run for a second term/

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What Are Days For? Larkin’s Non Answer

By Robin Bates | Published: February 25, 2024

In “Days,”Larkin urges us to make the most of each day.

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Florida’s Latest Author Ban: The Bard

By Robin Bates | Published: August 9, 2023

Some Florida schools are now censoring Shakespeare, taking out the racy parts and offering only excerpts.

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