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Coriolanus
William Shakespeare went to high schools where the latin classics were taught. Shakespeare’s interest in Roman history typified the more general Renaissance fascination with the classical world. Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a dramatic exploration of the tensions inherent in a society transitioning from monarchy to republic, where…
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People complain about children
People complain about children instead of complaining about merchants.People complain about children making noise in buildings that were built without soundproofing or double-glazed windows, even though we know how to do it and it was to be expected that there would be childrenall to the benefit of real estate developers who make huge profits and…
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Julius Caesar: politicians use ideals in order to manipulate naive politicians and the pleb into doing what serve their personal interest or quest of power
The play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is based on Sir Thomas North’s 1579 translation (via a French version) of Plutarch’s Bioi parallēloi (Parallel Lives), the drama takes place in 44 BCE, after Caesar has returned to Rome. Fearing Caesar’s ambition, Cassius forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans. He persuades the reluctant Brutus — Caesar’s…
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“People never hate you for your weaknesses”…
“People never hate you for your weaknesses ― they hate you for your strengths” P.194 : https://books.google.ch/books?id=DMLPz4rrBIIC&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=%22People+never+hate+you+for+your+weaknesses,+they+hate+you+for+your+strengths.%22&source=bl&ots=-NpMLS82Lc&sig=QXFYnpB21OxCTX1KqFbNrJDfBYg&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif2-WEg-XeAhWE_aQKHQ3nBXwQ6AEwAXoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22People%20never%20hate%20you%20for%20your%20weaknesses%2C%20they%20hate%20you%20for%20your%20strengths.%22&f=false