Tag Archives: Hamlet

The Novel that Moved Me the Most in 2023

Through O’Farrell’s “Hamnet,” I found myself mourning my own son.

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McCarthy a Greek Hero? NOT!

Kevin McCarthy is no tragic hero. He does resemble a minor figure from “Julius Caesar,” however.

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Soliloquies Changed Us Fundamentally

Hamlet’s soliloquies changed the way we see ourselves and others and led the way to the novel.

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Beowulf’s Lessons in How to Grieve

Hamlet, Beowulf, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight each show us powerful ways to grieve.

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Hamlet Taught Us a New Way to Grieve

In “Hamlet,” Shakespeare taught the world a powerful new way to grieve.

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Does Hamlet Speak for Generation Z?

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My Brilliant Friend, Cure for Loneliness?

The child perspective in Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” creates a special bond with the reader.

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Florida’s Latest Author Ban: The Bard

Some Florida schools are now censoring Shakespeare, taking out the racy parts and offering only excerpts.

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Prigozhin Didn’t Take the Tide at the Flood

Did Prigozhin disregard Brutus’s advice, failing to take the tide when it was at its flood? If so, he might come to regret it.

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