New research on William Shakespeare indicates that in addition to writing bloody soap operas, the playwright was also a fairly successful entrepreneur in Stratford-upon-Avon who invested in grain, made loans, and dodged taxes like a boss. While it remains to be seen whether the news will result in Shakespeare's works gaining new currency with libertarians, it at least continues his status as an academic's Rorschach test: Since so little is known about him, he can go on being gay, liberal, a woman, Jewish, illiterate, a bastard and now also an evil capitalist or maybe an admirable jerb creator.
Of course, most of that time he was loving in London and his wife Anne Hathaway was running things back in Stratford, so there's that. I love the whole Oxford conspiracy theory. Total wing-nuttery.
"in 1598 was prosecuted for hoarding grain during a time of shortage."
I call BS- what kind of capitalist would hoard grain during a shortage? That's the PERFECT time to sell. In fact, that's the whole point of hoarding it when it's cheap and plentiful...
next???
the thin white general...
But wasn't that sung to the tune of "Toreador" from Carmen? I can't believe I remember this ....
that was one of my fav episodes.
(and david tennant is one of my fav hamlets)
Of course, most of that time he was loving in London and his wife Anne Hathaway was running things back in Stratford, so there's that. I love the whole Oxford conspiracy theory. Total wing-nuttery.
and macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped.
"Willi Shakes.™ "
I'm holding out for the youtube videos
"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, which is not affected by so-called “global warming”?"
it's actually the winter of our discontent...
Well, he only gave his wife the second-best bed.
Beware the Ides of April
Ol' Billy didn't write in Iambic DumbCuntameter.
To paraphrase the immortal Dr. Zoidberg:
Your comparison is bad, and you should feel bad!
To go Galt or not go Galt, that is the question...
The answer is ALWAYS yes. Go. Please. Quickly.
There is a grain of truth in that statement.
"in 1598 was prosecuted for hoarding grain during a time of shortage."
I call BS- what kind of capitalist would hoard grain during a shortage? That's the PERFECT time to sell. In fact, that's the whole point of hoarding it when it's cheap and plentiful...
Yeah big deal, but was he gay?