Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

They vented their complaining; which being answer’d,

And a petition granted them, a strange one—

To break the heart of generosity,

And make bold power look pale—they threw their caps

As they would hang them on the horns o’the moon,

Shouting their emulation.

-Caius Marcius

Coriolanus                      Act I, Scene i, Line 208

 

This is Caius Marcius Coriolanus talking about the rabble, the mob. It’s the first scene of the play, and Will wastes no time in letting us know just how little Coriolanus thinks of the common folk.

This play raises lots of great questions about the structure of society and its leadership. Many, if not all, of these questions are incredibly relevant to twenty-first century life in America.

Again, why aren’t we using this play to teach Shakespeare? I dunno. 

A lot of the time when I mention politics I have posted a picture of an orange. But it's a new day (almost a new year), so I'm posting a picture of an apple.