A New York Times article argues that Trump is using rhetorical flourishes like those that Marc Antony uses to defeat Brutus in Shakespeare’s play. His key strategy is casting himself as authentic against the inauthenticity of politicians.
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How Trump Echoes Marc Antony
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Be Skeptical of Shakespeare’s Skeptics
Recent evidence further confirms what most Shakespeare scholars believe: that Shakespeare wrote the plays ascribed to him. The Bard’s social anxieties, however, may have communicated themselves to the skeptics, who play out their own anxieties as they attempt to tear him down.
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Shakespeare Was Malvolio
Recent research shows how much of a social climber Shakespeare was. The knowledge gives us new insight into characters like Malvolio and Othello.
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Kipling Perfectly Describes Brexiteers
A “Guardian” article applies Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Dead Statesman” to those irresponsible politicians who brought about Brexit. The poem applies equally well to Donald Trump.
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Defending the Canon vs. New Attacks
Yale English majors have been complaining about requiring them to study canonical writers. Here’s is why they are wrong.
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#NeverTrump! Never! Never! Never! Never?
Many who vowed NeverTrump are backing away from the word “never.” “Never” is an important word in “King Lear” and Lear, unlike Lear’s opponents, doesn’t back away from it.
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Time for GOP Moderates To Go to Ground?
As the GOP reels in the wake of Trump’s victory, it might want to model itself on Edgar in “King Lear.”
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Now, Gods, Stand Up for Trump!
When traditional institutions like the government or the Supreme Court are undermined, the way is cleared for the rise of liar like Trump.
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