Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

Humorless Twitter Boss as Malvolio

By Robin Bates | Published: November 8, 2022

Elon Musk sparring with his Twitter critics is like Shakespeare’s Malvolio going after Feste.

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Alas, Poor Twitter–I Knew Him, Ho-Ratio

By Robin Bates | Published: October 30, 2022

Literary allusions have been flying, many with a sense of doom, since Elon Musk purchased Twitter.

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My Upcoming Ljubljana Lectures

By Robin Bates | Published: October 25, 2022

I share the works I will be lecturing on at the University of Ljubljana.

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The Bard Cited in DeSantis Smackdown

By Robin Bates | Published: October 23, 2022

A judge has cited a Shakespearean passage to equate an out-of-line Florida state prosecutor to Henry V.

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How Media Would Spin Macbeth

By Robin Bates | Published: October 18, 2022

In an effort to be fair to both sides, sometimes the media doesn’t call out falsehoods. Satirist Petri imagines a newspaper telling the story of the Macbeths.

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Russia’s Falstaffian Mobilization

By Robin Bates | Published: September 25, 2022

Russia’s current mass mobilization at times resembles Falstaff’s recruitment in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays.

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Merrick Garland as Birnam Wood

By Robin Bates | Published: August 11, 2022

Garland, like Birnam Wood, moves inexorably on the authoritarian in charge.

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Good Night, Sweet Lady

By Robin Bates | Published: July 21, 2022

Tomorrow I will recite internally recite a passage from “Hamlet” when I pour my mother’s ashes into the ground.

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Summer Solstice Unleashes Dark Forces

By Robin Bates | Published: June 20, 2022

Early works of Brit Lit used summer solstice imagery to explore clashes between Christian England and its pagan past.

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