Pete Hegseth denying he gave the order to kill survivors of a Navy attack is reminiscent of Macbeth distancing himself from Banquo’s murder.
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Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Hegseth, Banquo, and Murders at Sea
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Macduff as the Trump Resistance
“Macbeth” is probably the best Shakespearean play for capturing the Trump presidency and Trump resistance.
DJT’s Cabinet: Jumping Frogs, Lilliputians
Three literary comparisons for Trump’s cabinet: Twain’s jumping frog, Lear’s elder daughters, Swift’s Lilliputians
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Dems Channel Inner Lady Macbeth
Shakespeare and Henry James showed up in commentary on this weeks events: the impending government shutdown and the required gathering of 800 military leaders.
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Childhood Confusion: Reading to the Rescue
Continuing on with my “A Life in Literature,” I look at some of the works that impacted me when I was 8-12. These include authors Lewis, Tolkien, Burnett and Shakespeare.
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Two Wind-Obsessed Narcissists
Trump and King Lear, two wind-obsessed narcissists. But only one connects with his soul.
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Is Vance Cassius to Trump’s Caesar?
William Krystol imagines J.D. Vance as Cassius to Trump’s Caesar, secretly stabbing the president in the back.
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Killing the Messenger of Bad News
Trump has shot the messenger in firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Plutarch, Euripides and Shakespeare have scenes with this dynamic.
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