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Shakespeare, Physiognomy, the Pope and Lavater

Posted on March 16, 2013 by jimmie

“Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters…” (Macbeth, act 1, sc. 5 Comment. As usual, there is a barrage of opposing statements regarding the new Pope’s relation with the Argentinian Junta, responsible for the so-called “Dirty War” and the repression of the 1970s – 1980s. Repression is actually Read More

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Shakespeare, Macbeth and Obama’s Jokes on Death by Drones

Posted on February 23, 2013 by jimmie

Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” (Macbeth, act 5, sc. 5) Comment. During a White House Correspondents Dinner, President Read More

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Shakespeare, Foul is Fair & Europe’s Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jimmie

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air.” (Macbeth, act 1, sc. 1) Comments.   In 1985 Nobel decreed that the prize should be given to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies Read More

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Shakespeare and the Military-Industrial Establishment

Posted on October 11, 2012 by jimmie

“…Nay, had I power, I should Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell, Uproar the universal peace, confound All unity on earth.” (Macbeth act 4, sc. 3) Comments.  Eugene Debs (1855 – 1926), an American union leader and one-time member of the Democratic Party wrote, “The feudal barons of the Middle Ages, the economic Read More

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Shakespeare, Macbeth, Greed and Power

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jimmie

“… And my more having would be as a sauce To make me hunger more: that I should forge Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal, Destroying them for wealth.” (Macbeth act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  A suitable example and a warning about greed, given that greed feeds on itself. The first part Read More

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Have we all gone mad?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by jimmie

“…have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?” (Macbeth act 1 sc. 3) Tips for Use. At the office, or in a debate with your political opponent – when the proposal that is aired is complete madness. Regrettably the instances of application are endless. Just as one example, an insane root Read More

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