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Posted on October 16, 2012October 16, 2012

Social Status and Name Scrabble

My abiding love for Scrabble hasn’t always exactly translated into useful life skills.  But when I started thinking about the names in Twelfth Night, all of a sudden, all that agonizing over anagrams finally paid off! Check it out: Viola Olivia Malvolio All of these names have the letters “Viola” in them! If one thinks of Olivia … Continue reading Social Status and Name Scrabble

Posted on October 16, 2012October 16, 2012

The Trueness of True Love

What makes true love true?  The concept of true love comes up so frequently in Shakespearean comedies, I started wondering about this question. As a child growing up in a Disney culture, I had a lot of ideas about what true love meant.  I thought of it as a destined, magical, partner-for-life kind of deal.  I … Continue reading The Trueness of True Love

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