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.
Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
How Media Would Spin Macbeth
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Russia’s Falstaffian Mobilization
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
Garland, like Birnam Wood, moves inexorably on the authoritarian in charge.
Summer Solstice Unleashes Dark Forces
Early works of Brit Lit used summer solstice imagery to explore clashes between Christian England and its pagan past.
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All Authoritarians Are Like Richard III
Shakespeare gives us a brilliant depiction of the authoritarian mindset in “Richard III.” Think Trump and Putin.
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Who Has the Real Problem with Sex?
Those who complain most about sexual perversion are usually the people who are most implicated in it. Take Iago, for instance.
Iago Resentment Is Destroying America
The “ressentiment” that drives Iago to destroy Othello is present in our own society and equally destructive.
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“Othello’s” Toxic Relationships
“Othello” continues to raise urgent questions that we’ve got to grapple with.
