September 25th, 2015 → 5:52 am
“The Devil Quotes Scripture” – The Merchant of Venice
“Out, Damned Spot” – Macbeth
“Unto the Breach” – Henry V
“Die But Once” – Julius Caesar
“Poor Yorick” – Hamlet
Has anyone else noticed the huge number of references to Shakespeare in the TV series Empire? From the pilot episode where one of the son’s asks his dad, Hey, are you King Lear’ing us?, to practically every title of every episode so far (see episode list above)? I love it! I’ve just started watching the show and it is quite good – very engaging. It’s like Glee, but for the mafia crowd.
Filed under: Blog & Literature/Theatre/Art
September 22nd, 2015 → 5:30 am
“There is no ancient gentlemen but gardeners, ditchers, and gravemakers –
They hold up Adam’s profession.” – Hamlet
Welcome Pope Francis to the U.S.! He truly seems to be a pope for the people and it heartens me to watch his travels. (Sorry for the expected traffic jams New York.)
Filed under: Blog & Politics/Politicians
September 9th, 2015 → 5:12 am
I’ll be leading an online discussion of Julius Caesar in about a week – feel free to join the conversation if you can: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/303-shakespeare-fans. In the meantime, a favorite quote from the play:
“Et tu, Brute?” – Julius Caesar
This quote runs through my mind rather more often than it probably should, as I am, and always have been, innately distrustful of people.
Filed under: Blog & Literature/Theatre/Art & Self/My Life
September 4th, 2015 → 6:08 am
“The indifferent children of the earth.” – Hamlet
Who are the “indifferent” children in this quote, the migrants seeking refuge on Europe’s shores? Or the Europeans that are hesitant to take them in? Maybe it is both – as we are all children of the earth.