Monthly Archives: May 2013

Shakespeare and the Weather, take 1

“Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day, And make me travel forth without my cloak, To let base clouds o’ertake me in my way, Hiding thy bravery in their rotten smoke?” (SON 34) Comment.  Here in the US Northwest, the month of May 2013, now to a close, has defeated the customary expectations of Read More

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Shakespeare, the Environment, Utah, a Hero and the Justice System

Conscience is but a word that cowards use, Devised at first to keep the strong in awe. Our strong arms be our conscience, swords and law!” (King Richard III, act 5, sc. 3) Comment.  Richard III was right. Conscience is but a word – actually a dirty word, at least in the current judicial system, Read More

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Shakespeare, Memorial Day and Notes from a Real Veteran

“…’tis my occupation to be plain; I have seen better faces in my times Than stands on any shoulder that I see Before me at this instant.” King Lear, act 2, sc. 2 Comment.  Scores of politicians and the military brass with colored ribbons, in fancy uniforms and be-flagged and be-medalled attire, will rush to Read More

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Shakespeare and some Unpalatable Truths about Imperialism

“’Twill vex thy soul to hear what I shall speak; For I must talk of murders, rapes and massacres, Acts of black night, abominable deeds, Complots of mischief, treason, villanies Ruthful to hear, yet piteously perform’d” (Titus Andronicus, act 5, sc. 1) Comment. The lines could be a fitting incipit to a CIA report, were Read More

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Shakespeare, Romanticism and the Role of Woman in a Gated Democracy

“Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date…” (SON.18) Comment. As we will try to demonstrate in this article, the beautiful lines of this famous sonnet are desperately obsolete. Global Read More

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Shakespeare and the Hard Road of Justice

“ … Foul deeds will rise, Though all the world o’erwhelm them, to men’s eyes.” (Hamlet, act 1, sc. 2) Comment. A victory, or even a partial victory for justice are uneasy accomplishments in the age of unrestrained imperialism and unrestrained capitalism. Therefore the occurrence of even a partial victory is an occasion for celebration. Read More

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Shakespeare, Assange and How to Purchase a Coup d’Etat

“…  And oft is seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law.” (Hamlet, act 3, sc. 3) Comment. Julian Assange is a prisoner in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Meanwhile governmental agencies from various “democratic” countries are deploying a vast array of resources to destroy Wikileaks and to arrest its founder, the said Julian Read More

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Shakespeare and Zionism

“If that the heavens do not their visible spirits Send quickly down to tame these vile offences, It will come, Humanity must perforce prey on itself, Like monsters of the deep.” (King Lear, act 2, sc. 2) Comment. The relentless and continuous crimes of the Zionist state cannot but excite the regret and indignation of Read More

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Shakespeare and the Extreme Madness of Imperialism

“Mad world! mad kings! mad disposition!” (King Lear, act 2, sc. 2) Comment. Some visitors of this web-site may have already viewed the horrifying and tragic video of the military Boeing 747 that crashed after take-off in Afghanistan.  The plane was loaded with (4) armored vehicles that were to be flown to Dubai, the destination Read More

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