Monthly Archives: July 2014

Shakespeare, Communists and Watermelons

Posted on July 26, 2014 by jimmie

“…and begin To doubt the equivocation of the fiend That lies like truth” (Macbeth, act 5, sc. 1) When to the session of sweet silent thought, we summon up remembrance of things past…  we may recall the name of Rachel Carson, marine biologist, writer and author of the epoch-making “Silent Spring”.

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Shakespeare, French Revolution and World War One

Posted on July 15, 2014 by jimmie

“The cannons have their bowels full of wrath, And ready mounted are they to spit forth Their iron indignation ‘gainst your walls” King John, act 2, sc. 1 This year’s July features two important anniversaries. On July 14th, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the prison of the Bastille, triggering the start of the French Read More

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Shakespeare and Selective Media Silence

Posted on July 7, 2014 by jimmie

 “… lend me ten thousand eyes, And I will fill them with prophetic tears” Troilus and Cressida, act 2, sc. 2 The migration of unaccompanied children from Guatemala, Honduras and San Salvador to the United States has caught for an instant the eye of the regime media. For reference, there are 1600 miles from Guatemala Read More

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