Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

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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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.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 18, 2022

Shakespeare gives us a brilliant depiction of the authoritarian mindset in “Richard III.” Think Trump and Putin.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 12, 2022

Those who complain most about sexual perversion are usually the people who are most implicated in it. Take Iago, for instance.

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By Robin Bates | Published: April 10, 2022

The “ressentiment” that drives Iago to destroy Othello is present in our own society and equally destructive.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2022

“Othello” continues to raise urgent questions that we’ve got to grapple with.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 5, 2022

In their essays on “Twelfth Night,” my students showed they are hungry for authentic relationships.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 20, 2022

I’m currently into cutting wood. Frost offers some cautions.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 8, 2022

Seeking to bring back the 1990s culture wars, an “American Conservative” article claims the left is attacking Shakespeare. Nope.