Category Archives: Shakespeare on Mass Psychology and Group Behavior

It is a borderline platitude that a crowd acts according to the standards of the lowest character in that crowd. It is a huge generalization but life is short. Shakespeare offers to us multiple instances to show his topic contempt.

Shakespeare, Obedience, Bees and Society

Posted on June 17, 2014 by jimmie

“Obedience: for so work the honey bees, Creatures that, by rule in nature, teach The act of order to a peopled kingdom. They have a king, and officers of sorts.” (King Henry V, act 1, sc. 2) At the end of the 19th century Leo Tolstoy directly observed instances of sheer (Russian) state brutality. He Read More

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Shakespeare and the Exchanged Prisoner Bergdahl

Posted on June 8, 2014 by jimmie

“Thus may poor fools Believe false teachers: though those that are betray’d Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in worse case of woe” Cymbeline, act 3, sc. 4 Sometimes an episode, like a good novel, sheds more light on the history of the times than academic essays written by experts. Such is Read More

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Shakespeare, Patriotism and Exceptionalism

Posted on June 2, 2014 by jimmie

“…there’s not one wise man among twenty that will praise himself.” Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, sc. 2 The term “Patria” or homeland is, of course, of Latin origin, meaning “land of the fathers”. In turn, presidents’ patriotic speeches celebrate the achievements of the inhabitants of their respective “land of the fathers” and, by Read More

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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 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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Shakespeare and Gender Ideology

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jimmie

God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times… … how chances mock, And changes fill the cup of alteration With divers liquors! King Henry IV, part 2, act 3, sc. 1) After the veil of oblivion has been cast on individual events, historians can draw their conclusions Read More

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Shakespeare, Appearances and the Jones Plantation

Posted on April 13, 2014 by jimmie

“Who makes the fairest show, means most deceit” (Pericles, act 1, sc. 4) Cornel West  is an African-American philosopher, academic, activist, author and public intellectual. He defines himself as a “blues man in the world of the mind, and a jazz man in the world of ideas.” Recently, Cornel West commented on the impact of Read More

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Shakespeare and the One Dollar Ignition Switch

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jimmie

“And my more having would be as a sauce To make me hunger more…” (Macbeth, act 4, sc. 3)  A brief background for our international visitors. General Motors has recalled millions of cars due to a minor but deadly design flaw. In some models, the ignition switch can unexpectedly turn itself off. The sudden engine Read More

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Shakespeare and Unforgotten War Crimes

Posted on March 30, 2014 by jimmie

“…. O, it presses to my memory, Like damned guilty deeds to sinners’ minds.” (Romeo and Juliet, act 3, sc. 2) Fifteen years is a long time for the collective memory of people. Collective drunkenness is not indispensable for collective forgetfulness. But Lady Macbeth’s words still apply, “… memory, the warder of the brain, Shall Read More

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