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Shakespeare Du Jour
Like flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods; they but kill us for their sport. – King Lear, Act III, Scene 1 – These words are spoken by Gloucester who has been betrayed by his bastard son, Edmund, and had his eyes gouged out by Regan’s husband, Cornwall. He is, quite understandably, in…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Life, shakespeareShakespeare on Scapegoating
Harold Bloom, the curmudgeonly Shakespeare critic, once said that every pathology Sigmund Freud is said to have discovered can be found first in Shakespeare. I think there’s something to that. One of my favorite passages in all of Shakespeare is from King Lear. It is spoken by Edmund, the serpentine bastard son of the Duke of Gloucester. In it…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Philosophy, shakespeareFlorida to Remove “Shylock” From Loan Sharking Statutes
This one’s not a tax post, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Especially so for a bardolater. The Orlando Sentinel reports today, The term shylock wold be stripped from state laws under a bill that’s going to Governor Charlie Crist. Shylock is the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. He is hated by the Christian merchants…
Read Full Article Categorized in: NewsDid Shakespeare Really Hate Lawyers?
I confess, I’m a bardolater. When I’m not blogging or representing one of my clients in Immigration Court or Tax Court, it’s a good bet you’ll find me reading something to do with Shakespeare. Now how does Shakespeare find his way onto a lawyer’s blog? I’m glad you asked. It’s because of this line in…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Literature and LawDid Shakespeare Really Hate Lawyers?
I confess, I’m a bardolater. When I’m not blogging or representing one of my clients in Immigration Court or Tax Court, it’s a good bet you’ll find me reading something to do with Shakespeare. Now how does Shakespeare find his way onto a lawyer’s blog? I’m glad you asked. It’s because of this line in…
Read Full Article Categorized in: Literature and the Law