Trump’s attacks on Leo resemble Henry VIII vs. Thomas More and Henry II vs. Thomas Becket. Works like Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, Bolt’s Man for All Seasons, and Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral explore these dramas.
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Will No One Rid Me of This Meddlesome Pope?
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Is John Kelly a Man for All Seasons?
Trump’s derogatory comments about the military would have been overheard by Gen. Kelly, who has been silent. “Man for All Seasons” helps us understand the meaning of such silence.
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GOP Oath Breakers Inhabit Twilight World
Only Romney honored his Senate oath in Trump’s trial, inviting comparisons with Thomas More & John Proctor. The other senator? Tolkien’s Dead Men of Dunharrow.
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Support Trump or Your Head on a Pike
To avoid having their heads hoisted on pikes, once moderate Republicans voted to acquit Trump. The pike reference comes from Shakespeare.
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GOP’s Best Case: We’re All Mad
Two literary allusions by a Trump defender in yesterday’s impeachment hearings don’t bode well for the president.
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Is Bannon a Thomas Cromwell?
Steve Bannon may see himself as the protagonist of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy, but there’s one lesson from Henry VIII’s advisor that he ignored.
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