Monthly Archives: January 2011

Act IV sc. 2 of A Misummers Night Dream sounded very familiar to me. “The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen..” At first I thought Shakespeare had ‘borrowed’ it exactly, but no, he … Continue reading →

In reading both Lucrece and Venus and Adonis, I was struck with the uncanny wisdom and understanding of our Bard. A few brave souls in class have noted the sheer power of Shakespeare’s words, to ‘stir desire.’ Not unlike the … Continue reading →

I have a plaque above my writing desk that says, “Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.” It touches on the idea of knowing everything and nothing, of being everyone and no one. Roberto’s blog entry proclaims … Continue reading →

“Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices That, if I then had waked after long … Continue reading →