In this topsy-turrvy baseball season, as in Midsummer Night’s Dream, all things are possible and the Baltimore Orioles are a game out of first.
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Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Midsummer Madness–Orioles Chasing First
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Usain Bolt as Shakespeare’s Puck
Like Shakespeare’s Puck, Usain Bolt toys with his opponents.
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Prince Hal in Today’s School System
David Brooks argues that today’s “nurturing, collaborative” educational system would have kept Shakespeare’s Prince Hal from becoming one of England’s great kings.
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Federer: Floating Butterfly, Stinging Bee
In the immortal words of Muhammad Ali, Roger Federer floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee as he won his 7th Wimbledon title yesterday.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Alexander Pope, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Muhammad Ali, Rape of the Lock, Roger Federer, Sports, Tempest, tennis, Wimbledon Comments closed
Don’t Underestimate Midsummer Madness
The summer solstice and Shakespeare’s famous play appear sentimental to us today. They were not always so.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged A. S. Byatt, Children's Book, fairies, Geoffrey Chaucer, Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck, Puck of Pook's Hill, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, summer solstice, Wife of Bath Comments closed
To Esmé and Alban with Love (No Squalor)
With names from Salinger and Blake, my two new grandchildren have promising destinies.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Children, Four Zoas, J. D. Salinger, King Lear, Laurence Sterne, names, To Esme with Love and Squalor, Tristram Shandy, William Blake Comments closed
Shakespeare with a Smart Phone
The plays would have been different if Shakespeare’s characters had had access to social media.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, social media, Tempest, Titus Andronicus Comments closed