This past March an ALS sufferer spoke eloquently, shortly before her death, about how she turned to Sophocles, Kafka, and Shakespeare for comfort.
Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
WaPo’s Petri Plays Shakespearean Fool
Washington Post humorist Alexandra Petri has been having a lot of fun with Trump supporters’ attack on “Julius Caesar.” Here are some of her funniest barbs.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Aleandra Petri, Crucible, Hamlet, Humor, Ice Man Cometh, Julius Caesar, Long Day's Journey into Night, Macbeth, Master Builder, Newt Gingrich, Raisin in the Sun, Rent Comments closed
Only Wimps Complain about Shakespeare
Preeminent Shakespearean Stephen Greenblatt calls out people for whining about the Shakespeare-in-the-Park production of “Julius Caesar.” After all, Queen Elizabeth I once had a Shakespeare play used against her in an attempted overthrow and just shrugged it off.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, Julius Caesar, Richard II, Shakespeare in the Park Comments closed
Sly Marc Antony Resembles McConnell
The Shakespeare-in-the-Park production of “Julius Caesar” has the Right up in arms about the image of Donald Trump being assassinated. The timeliest lesson of the play, however, is the way that Marc Antony slyly slides in to take power. Think of him as Mitch McConnell quietly preparing to repeal Obamacare and deprive millions of healthcare while the nation focuses on Senate hearings.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged ACA, AHCA, health care, Julius Caesar, Mitch McConnell, politics, Russia investigation Comments closed
Trump’s Cabinet as Goneril and Regan
Everyday, it seems, Trump proves to us that he’s King Lear. The latest example is when he subjected his Cabinet to a love test.
Will No One Rid Me of This Russia Probe?
When former FBI Director James Comey, in his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, quoted Henry II–“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest”–he brought to mind both T.S. Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral” and Shakespeare’s “Richard II.” He took the right lessons from history by not murdering the Russia investigation.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, Henry II, James Comey, Murder in the Cathedral, Richard II, Russia investigation, St. Thomas A. Becket, T. S. Eliot Comments closed
Shakespeare for a Midsummer Wedding
A couple of years ago a former student opted for a “Midsummer Night’s Dream”-themed wedding. For many reasons, it was a perfect choice.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Marriage, Midsummer Night's Dream, ritual, sexuality, Weddings Comments closed
Will Trump, Like Lear, Take Us All Down?
“The Washington Post” recently found numerous parallels between Lear and our own president, with “his zigzagging proclamations, his grandiose promises, his spasmodic attachments.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, GOP, James Comey, King Lear, politics Comments closed
