The black shoe and the attendant violent delights. Would Heidegger smell as sweet? My mind's eye blurs the poise of Juliet with that of Ophelia though no misdeeds await the Capulet, unless being disinherited by Plath's Daddy is the road's toll to a watery sleep. Shakespeare offers insights on loyalty and human frailty as well as the Edenic cursing of naming in some relative ontology. ![]() ![]() Pacing is a recent phenomenon, 50 episodes for McNulty to walk away from the force, a few less for Little Nell to die. Well, as much agency as smitten couples can manage. The chorus frames matters in terms of destiny, a rumination on Aristotelian tragedy yet the drama unfolds with caprice being the coin of the realm. I can appreciate both concerns but I think such is beyond the point. There is also a disproportionate focus on the frantic pacing in the five acts. Many complain of this being a classic Greek drama adapted to a contemporary milieu. ![]() How adroit to have situated such between two warring tribes, under a merciful deity, an all-too-human church and the wayward agency of hormonal teens. It was quite the opposite, as I found myself steeled with philosophy "adversity's sweet milk" and my appreciation proved ever enhanced by the Bard's appraisal of the human condition. I was prepared to be underwhelmed by a jaded near fifty return to this plethora of love-anchored verse.
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