Fumes like Vesuvius —Cole Porter, from “I’ve Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua,” one of the lyrics fromKiss Me Kate, the musical adaptation of Shakespeare’sTaming of the Shrew. Since Porter rarely used similes, it’s natural to wonder if working on a play by as prolific a simil...
Blaming of the ShrewRichard Cohen
Born on 6th March 1475, Michelangelo was one of the most highly reputed artists in the Republic of Florence alongside contemporaries Raphael and Da Vinci. Past in Perspective After blaming Brexit and other European misfortunes on "nationalism" and "anger-mongers, backed by fake news", Macron ...
Friday and Gannon agreed that it was all the fault of parents who don’t teach their kids to respect authority. While it was easy to roll my eyes at some of the more didactic parts of the episode, it was interesting to see how this 1968 show foreshadowed many of the subsequent school ...
Sneaking: M&S buttermints and blaming Mr Scrappy (remember him?) Embracing: walking, reading and good tv Hoping you’re fully functioning in a two-handed healthy fashion, cross your fingers / pray / send out vibes (or some chocolate) for my right hand please. I’m chipper, but concerned...
Blaming the “other” is so much easier than actually doing something about your own situation. Coal is not coming back, any more than the horse and buggy, or the thriving ice trade that predated refrigeration technology. Robotics has converted manufacturing into a more cerebral industry ...
This soon turns into a quarrel between the two ladies, with Helena chiding Hermia for joining in the mockery session, followed by the latter furiously charging at her for stealing her true love's heart and blaming her for the supposed 'mockery'. Oberon and Puck decide that they must ...
In?The Handmaid's Tale, who is Atwood blaming most for the society of Gilead?males or females? What is The Handmaid's Tale about? What were some major social issues in the 1980's that influenced The Handmaid's Tale?? What are the themes of Revelation by Flannery O'...
3 Now[el] the serpent[em] was shrewder[en] than any of the wild animals[eo] that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Is it really true that[ep] God[eq] said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard’?”[er] 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may...
“she gave”). The point of the construction is to throw the emphasis on “the woman.” But what makes this so striking is that a relative clause has been inserted to explain what is meant by the reference to the woman: “whom you gave me.” Ultimately, the man is blaming God for ...