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Shakespeare, Memorial Day and Notes from a Real Veteran

Posted on May 27, 2013 by jimmie

“…’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 Zionism

Posted on May 6, 2013 by jimmie

“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

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jimmie

“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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Shakespeare, Thatcher, Chavez,Two Funerals and One Abyss

Posted on April 26, 2013 by jimmie

“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.” (Hamlet, act 4, sc. 3)   Comment. Nothing can better represent the chasm, the divide, the dichotomy and the abyss between the classes of the 1% and of the 99%  than Read More

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Shakespeare, Macbeth, Power, Greed, War on Drugs or War on the Poor

Posted on April 15, 2013 by jimmie

 “… Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires.” (Macbeth, act 1, sc. 4) Comment.  Deciphering the motives of the attitudes of men is as interesting as to determine the characteristics of a mineral or a plant. To instill an attitude into the crowd, the “monster with uncounted heads”, assault Read More

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Daffodils, Shakespeare, Wordworth, Rustle of Spring, Poetry and Music

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jimmie

“Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty” (Winter’s Tale, act 4, sc. 4) Comment. Today we will deflect our gaze from the contemptible machinations of warmongers, thieves, perverts and unpalatable politicians. We are at the edge of Spring among whose heralds are the daffodils, now in plentiful Read More

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Shakespeare on a Brave and Courageous Man

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jimmie

“His life was gentle: and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man!” (Julius Caesar, act 5, sc. 2)  Comment. Here are the words of Cindy Sheehan, “Hugo Chavez, Presente! Presente! Presente! I am devastated that my dear friend, President Hugo Chavez Read More

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Shakespeare, Italian Cities and the Mystery of Things

Posted on February 2, 2013 by jimmie

… And take upon’s the mystery of things (King Lear, act 5, sc. 3) It is good to be home in Portland, after a fast trip with three presentations in Genoa, Turin and Milan – presentations of my book, (title translated), “Our Daily Dante – 3500 ways to get away with it with Dante”. This Read More

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Shakespeare on Hypocrisy or Blindness to Facts or Both

Posted on December 15, 2012 by jimmie

POLONIUS We are oft to blame in this, – ‘Tis too much proved–that with devotion’s visage And pious action we do sugar o’er The devil himself. KING CLAUDIUS [Aside] O, ’tis too true! How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience! (Hamlet, act 3, sc. 1) Comments. The massacre at the school in Read More

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Shakespeare on Injustice or Justice Unequally Applied

Posted on December 13, 2012 by jimmie

“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall: Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none: And some condemned for a fault alone.” (Measure For Measure, act 2, sc. 1) Comments. The US incarcerates more of its citizens than any nation on earth, both in absolute numbers and proportionally. But the law is Read More

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