Twelfth Night (Lecture 2 of 2) & King Lear (Lecture 1 of 4)

[@MELTXXX]

1:00:44 king Lear intro

[@aleksit.2000]

Thank you!

[@shohelyalam6229]

Thank you

[@yc1952]

thank you!

[@mosessnuffleupagus3712]

King Lear 1 of 4 starts at 1:00.35.

[@skyvm3919]

1:00:35

[@lost524]

@@skyvm3919 thank you

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

Could not be more prescient …….. whether Machiavellian, Hobbsian …… Pessoan even, a wonderful Shakespeare scholar much appreciated. Miss Jenny

[@scottanderson8167]

“LURRRRRVE”

[@jamesduggan7200]

Unlike MM, Temp, MND, etc, the Duke in TN doesn't seem to govern much. It isn't really a political play; it's a festive play, so we make allowances for Toby et al bc it's the 12th Night of Christmas - well, maybe not (time compression in Shakespeare is another concept), tho I doubt I'd want to party like it's 1999 with a Puritan.

[@TakoGoksadze]

These lecture series are very helpful and interesting. I just wanted to comment about the lecturer saying "preemptive strike" at 1:04: I believe he should have said "preventive strike principle", the state of nature is dangerous condition because preventive strike has a priority , which means that you may be tempted to strike first even when it's not clear whether another side is going to attack you or not, not having someone you can turn to for your own safety makes you feel threatened. One the other hand, preemptive strike would be when someone is holding a gun against you or breaks into your house and you need to defend yourself, which happens in modern world as well and is a legal thing to do (in international politics as well).

[@farzanirium3036]

He is right about using preemtive term since what you aim at when you have a preemtive approach, is to neutralize any advances on the part of your opponent or foe,etc. Again you can give the second entry of Merriam Webster a check to see where this word comes from and how accurate it opperated in the context of his speech. The fourth entry works well too and has got a more delicate application here.

[@TakoGoksadze]

I’m talking about the difference between political concepts which displays the difference between living in the state of nature vs creating Leviathan ;in the first one priority is giving to preventive strike , which takes place not only when you’re in imminent danger (responding to which would be preemptive strike ), but when you feel threatened and the whole point is that the state of nature makes you feel threatened . I hope it’s clear now .

[@bellringer929]

Do you think someone who isn't proficient in politics but deeply interested in Shakespeare should watch these lectures? I'm feeling lost and burdened

[@argo0422]

I like both, but I think there's enough about Shakespeare for anyone to be interested!

[@frankfeldman6657]

Absolutely. They're terrific.

[@jameslippincott7440]

Yes! Politics is another word for the community! Love and ambition and humor all play a part, to name a few.

[@cwwiss1]

Watching a chimp roll about laughing at a simple magic trick forces me to reappraise our 'status' as 'superior' beings. We understand more complicated tricks...that's all. Genetically engineer them to be born with vocal cords . Educate them using language and then ask them if they are human.

[@TotalitarianDemocrat]

Being able to learn language isn't just a matter of having vocal chords. Certain birds can mimic the sound of human language but of course they have no capacity to understand it.