Which came first, Midsummer Night’s Dream or Romeo and Juliet? Is the first a spoof on the second or the second a tragic expansion of the first? I look at both sides.
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Tag Archives: tragedy
Disruptive Desire in Shakespeare
In which I examine disruptive desire in 12th Night, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet.
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Desire vs. Law in Shakespeare, Euripides
If a play turns comic or tragic often depends how how the clash between law and desire is negotiated.
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JFK as Ancient Greek Hero
Ancient Greek literature provides us with a power lens through which to examine the John F. Kennedy assassination.