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Beware the Ides of March! William Shakespeare created a mystique around the Ides of March with his late 16th-century classic, Julius Caesar. But where did the term originate? Why is it a symbol of bad luck? Learn more about the Ides of March’s history, its ties to Shakespeare, and what notable events have occurred on that date over time. https://lnkd.in/ezu3krkC #nowyouknow #thesheahanagency #Theskyisthelimit #bettertogether #insuranceforbusinesseshomeauto

Immerse in the universe of literature at Discerner. Explore our fascinating comparisons like Geoffrey Chaucer Manciple's Tale & William Shakespeare. Delve into the classics today! #LiteratureLovers

This week, our #PoliticalStudiesProgram fellows consider Shakespeare's depictions of tyranny and kingship—here they are on the way to the Folger Shakespeare Library! Learn more about Week II of the #PoliticalStudiesProgram: https://lnkd.in/egqsyZt4

Dive in the world of literature with Discerner. Compare and contrast the texts of the giants like William Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer on our platform. Explore, learn, and connect the dots. #Literature #Shakespeare #Chaucer #Discerner

Explore the literary magic! In #TwelfthNight, 40% of lines have weak matches with other Shakespeare works. Delve into our analysis to uncover the subtle repetitions and thematic echoes by the Bard! #Shakespeare #LiteratureAnalysis

Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, commonly known by its opening line, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is one of the most famous and enduring poems in the English language. Composed during the late 16th century, this sonnet stands as a testament to the timeless themes of love, beauty, and the quest for immortality through art. #Shakespeare #Sonnet18 #Theme #ThemeofShakespearesSonnet18

FLOATING ON A WILD SEA This quote from Shakespeare (with thanks to Shoffner) might also apply to the cruel and power-happy majority of the Supreme Court. An example is the current case where those far-right extremists are likely to attack the Obstruction of Justice law regarding J6--even though the Court is supposed to only interpret this and other laws, not try to destroy what Congress and the President have already legitimately passed. This Grand Inquisition, including misogyny and crusading for more power over Congress, the President and the public, backs up MAGA beliefs in a "deep state" (though SCOTUS itself is now far along the path of leading that state), and dissing the other federal branches of our democracy. So the MAGA majority of the Supreme Court, including the unethical acts of the "religion-first" Alito and the non-recusing Thomas, whose wife supported the very same insurrectionists, once again is making up new law. The Obstruction of Justice statute is plain as a sunny day, but the extremist crusaders who constitute the SCOTUS majority are using it to take over some of the essential and Constitutionally unequivocal powers of Congress. Greater Court power requires a less powerful President as well as Congress. Despots like Putin also don't worry about a balance of power with other leaders and institutions in his country. Ideologically, MAGA is Putinism, American-style. If the exact same J6 attack--including the insurrectionists' intent to murder, even hang certain people, plus the actual murder of Capitol Policemen, and the MAGA disdain of democracy itself--had occurred inside and around the Supreme Court building itself rather than the US Capitol, the Court would never have accepted this case in the first place. The Justices of the SCOTUS majority "know not what [they] fear:" "otherwise" (or other than) the fear that it will play a lesser role than the other two branches of the federal government. So five or sometimes six Justices are re-writing the Constitution as they please, with powers not backed up--or even mentioned--by that founding document. Always dubious, the SCOTUS majority's "originalism" has been proven mistaken if not fraudulent. This vague approach is now dead. In fact, the majority's doctrine is the opposite: changing the Constitution day by day as it pleases, ignoring strict ethical guardrails and exercising blatantly immoral obsessions of power over others, most often involving women. While half the nation is worried about Trump's authoritarian approach, the real dictators--if that's what we let them be--will come from SCOTUS. That's why this SCOTUS majority's mission is to allay their fear that they are not more powerful than the other branches. But they are not supposed to be more powerful--this is not an old Royal House of Lords; they are meant to be equal to the other branches. Each is separate and no one "strongman" or religious group rules. ##GrandInquisition #SCOTUSmajority #MAGA

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Have you started your spring cleaning yet? Use these tips to make sure you're on the right path! “I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.” ? William Shakespeare

Eager for Wednesday's lecture on Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" by SJC Tutor Claudia Hauer, hosted by the Graduate Institute, St. John's College, Santa Fe (4:15 Junior Common Room, free and open to the public, see link in comments): "... a troubling play. Its position among Shakespeare's comedies is undermined by many disturbing elements that threaten to pull the tale into the realm of tragedy. The plot depends on a certain amount of anti-Semitic profiling and prejudice. The central love affairs require the protagonists to navigate the divides between rich and poor, innocence and cynicism, Christian and Jew. The audience must traverse the unsavory city of Venice and the dubious utopia of Belmont. Themes of betrayal are found at every level of the plot. In this talk, I will discuss these challenges to constructing a unified interpretation, and ask what kind of resolution we might find in the play's conclusion." — SO much going on during July on our campus!