Tag Archives: Macbeth

Qaddafi Died Like Macbeth, Richard III

By Robin Bates | Published: November 1, 2011

As Shakespeare understood with Macbeth and Richard III, narcissistic dictators like Qaddafi are so obsessed with control that they think they can stage manage their own deaths.

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Shakespeare Passages for Halloween

By Robin Bates | Published: October 31, 2011

Shakespeare has memorable passages about ghosts that are appropriate for Halloween.

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Which Shakespearean Hero Is Murdoch?

By Robin Bates | Published: July 27, 2011

So which Shakespeare hero is Rupert Murdoch? Marche floats the names of Macbeth, Hamlet, Lear, Richard II and Richard III. I’d peg him as Iago.

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Eric Cantor and Famous Literary Sneers

By Robin Bates | Published: July 14, 2011

If you’ve been paying any attention to America’s budget battles, you know that Congressional Republicans are currently engaged in a dangerous game of chicken with President Obama over raising the debt ceiling. Today’s post on the subject features a parallel with Macbeth and a glance at famous literary sneers.

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The Bard’s Business Advice

By Robin Bates | Published: March 8, 2011

Later today I’m going to be interviewed, along with my son Darien, by Boomer Alley Radio.  As producer Sharon Glassman described it to me, this is “a weekly hour-long show of upbeat, useful information that airs on the CBS news affiliate in LA, across Colorado and nationally via podcast.” Finding a post I had written […]

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