Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

Who Has the Real Problem with Sex?

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.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 19, 2022

Literature, in the current climate, cannot help but be seen as political. That’s because it urges us to consider other views.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 7, 2021

Is Trump, like Miss Havisham, so embittered by his loss that he’s creating little Estelles, designed to break America’s heart.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 2, 2021

In arguing for the humanities, this “American Scholar” article makes good points but dismisses some powerful arguments.