Monthly Archives: May 2014

Shakespeare and the Mass Killing at Santa Barbara

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jimmie

“… hie thee from this slaughter-house, Lest thou increase the number of the dead” King Richard III, act 4, sc. 1 Mass killings have become almost habitual news. To the point that if the slaughter affects less than five people, it barely reaches the pages of the corporate media.

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Shakespeare, Religion, Tolstoy and Martin Luther King

Posted on May 19, 2014 by jimmie

“…and sweet religion makes A rhapsody of words.” Hamlet, act 3, scene 4   Say “Tolstoy” and most of us think of “War and Peace”, “Anna Karenina” and maybe of some of his short stories. Few, however, would associate Tolstoy with the philosophy of a Christian-anarchist. Though “anarchist”, given the usually negative connotation associated with Read More

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Shakespeare and the Marijuana Refugees to Colorado

Posted on May 11, 2014 by jimmie

“Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence and medicine power.” (Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 3 Having never partaken of the substance in question, I feel entitled to express an opinion, based on what I read and researched on the subject. Beginning last year, over 100 families have moved to Read More

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Shakespeare on Antiseptic and Anesthetic Words

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jimmie

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 2 So says Juliet, thinking that, yes, Romeo is a Montague by last name, and as such an enemy of her family. But she does not care – so much so Read More

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