In which I report on an article applying Shakespeare’s “Richard III” to the Epstein fallout.
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Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Richard III and Epstein’s Crimes
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T.S. Eliot, Tolkien, Gaiman, and ICE
A post associating a T.S. Eliot quotation, a Tolkien passage, and a Gaiman episode from “American Gods” with ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged American Gods, Bad Bunny, ICE, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Macbeth, Neil Gaiman, T.S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed
Minneapolis and Measure for Measure
Trump’s corrupt offer to Minnesota—give up your voting records and we’ll withdraw ICE—brings to mind Angelo’s corrupt offer in “Measure for Measure.”
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J.D. Vance as Andrew Aguecheek
Think of J.D. Vance as Sir Andrew Aguecheek from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Church Music, Sweetest of Sweets
In a Malcolm Guite lecture, the Anglican poet and priest draws on Donne and Herbert to imagine us tuning our instruments for entry into the heavenly choir.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Denial", “Church Music", “Hymn to God My God in My Sickness", “Passionate Shepherd to His Love", "Sonnet 29", Christopher Marlowe, George Herbert, John Donne, Malcolm Guite, Music Comments closed
How Sociopaths Like DJT Escape Justice
Brundage’s magnificent crime novel “All Things Cease to Appear” frustrates our longing for accountability—as does DJT.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged accountability, All Things Cease to Appear, crime novel, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Bundage, Heart of Darkness, Importance of Being Earnest, Joseph Conrad, King Lear, Oscar Wilde Comments closed
Hegseth, Banquo, and Murders at Sea
Pete Hegseth denying he gave the order to kill survivors of a Navy attack is reminiscent of Macbeth distancing himself from Banquo’s murder.
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Macduff as the Trump Resistance
“Macbeth” is probably the best Shakespearean play for capturing the Trump presidency and Trump resistance.
DJT’s Cabinet: Jumping Frogs, Lilliputians
Three literary comparisons for Trump’s cabinet: Twain’s jumping frog, Lear’s elder daughters, Swift’s Lilliputians
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