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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (Photo: David J. Climenhaga).
Napoleon's advice to the Alberta NDP: 'Never interfere with your enemy when he's busy destroying himself'
Posted on September 23, 2021, 2:46 am
VICTORIA – At least some in the Alberta NDP must have been offering up discreet prayers of thanks last night.
Premier Jason Kenney, threatened with a vote of confidence yesterday by his rebellious United Conservative Caucus members, bluffed the lot of them into silence.
Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, the province's capable former premier (Photo: David J. Climenhaga).
The gathered MLAs, so the stories go, folded like a canvas lawn chair when they realized some of the premier's supporters weren't about to allow a secret caucus vote.
In other words, they would have to let their colleagues in caucus know where they stood, and that was enough to stop the idea dead in its tracks. After all, eventually how they voted might leak out to the general public, including many voters who would not be happy whatever they decided to do.
Quelle horreur!
Let's just say these Conservative legislators are not made of the same stuff as the Canadians who took Vimy Ridge!
It is a truth universally unacknowledged by Alberta's Opposition that they are better off with Mr. Kenney, who has proved to be a catastrophe as premier during the drawn-out disaster of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the leader of the government party.
After all, every day, more small-c Alberta conservatives, the sort of folks who have long voted for the Progressive Conservatives and later for Mr. Kenney's United Conservatives with the force of habit, are quietly confessing to themselves and their friends that for the first time they're contemplating voting for Rachel Notley's NDP.
At least Ms. Notley, they'll admit when pressed, was competent during her term as premier from 2015 to 2019.
Bonaparte in his thirties, as seen by Jacques-Louis David, 1748-1825 (Image: Public Domain).
Mr. Kenney, pretty clearly is not. At least, it's extremely difficult to make a case he had no choice when it came to how he responded to the pandemic, or to claim he couldn't have chosen a better course on any number of issues.
Sometimes you have to lose something – or someone – to realize how good you had it. A lot of Albertans are starting to pine for the quiet competence of Ms. Notley.
The admission Mr. Kenney is good for the Opposition because he is so bad at being premier is a difficult one for the NDP to acknowledge because it would also mean admitting that some other Conservative leader might be harder to defeat. It could even be spun to suggest anyone who feels this way hopes for more of the disasters that Mr. Kenney has perpetrated.
Plus, of course, it's simply fun to watch the disunited United Conservative Party tear itself apart because its remaining components are so incompatible with one another.
The UCP's Calgary Caucus quite reasonably fears the wrath of its voters if the party continues to bow to the lunacy of their anti-vaxx rural brethren.
Rural MLAs who may privately acknowledge the validity of science and the effectiveness of vaccines rightly fear what their many Q-influenced constituents might get up to if they listen too closely to their Calgary colleagues.
Both camps are terrified of what would happen if the other side manages to pick Mr. Kenney's successor.
They obviously concluded yesterday they're better off with the devil they know than the devil they don't. Anyway, with an election scheduled to be held by May 2023, there's plenty of time to comfort themselves with the thought everything will still somehow work out.
As for Mr. Kenney, the former federal MP seems like a politician confident he really can fool all of the people all of the time. Anyway, even if he doesn't, he'll soon be eligible for his full Parliamentary pension from the Government of Canada, also in May 2023.
Meanwhile, the UCP MLAs supposedly agreed yesterday to go ahead with a planned leadership review in the spring of 2022.
Mark my words, come 2022, Mr. Kenney will do his best to wiggle off the hook again, no doubt by arguing it's too close to the Spring 2023 election for the United Conservatives to be airing their dirty laundry in public, or even behind closed doors through which the grunts and slaps of conflict will be muffled but still audible.
The UCP boil, un-lanced, will continue to grow more inflamed.
Maybe there will be some defections or resignations, maybe there won't. But it's hard to see how it won't become increasingly obvious to Alberta voters that the UCP is an unhappy union of two bitterly opposed camps, incapable of managing its own affairs, let alone those of the province.
Meanwhile, the Opposition must continue to oppose. As it does, though, it should also keep in mind the sage advice attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte: "Never interfere with your enemy when he's busy destroying himself."
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43 Comments	to: Napoleon's advice to the Alberta NDP: 'Never interfere with your enemy when he's busy destroying himself'
I can only imagine the thoughts of the UCP insurgents when Kenney called their move. First of all, who could take over and second who would want to try fix this mess now? Perhaps there are a few competent candidates who might be able to try, but at this point do they really want to?
Perhaps better to wait until COVID recedes and the UCP is not quite so at war with itself and so divided. If there is almost a civil war now in the party, who really wants to try to be Lincoln? So perhaps better to let Kenney stay for now and try clean up his own mess. If he can't, then a new leader can take over mid next year or so when hopefully the pandemic threat finally diminishes considerably.
Now, of course for Kenney it is a big retreat to allow the party to move up the leadership review, but it still does buy him some time. It is a bit of a long good bye and perhaps even gives him the opportunity to try turn things around. If not, he can do like Scheer and resign sometime before the leadership review.
So, Kenney Houdini has not escaped from his self created horrible situation, but he has loosened the chains a bit, to make it slightly more comfortable. However, this is a fragile truce and there is no guarantee the party will not get rid of Kenney sooner than this if they feel they need to. Kenney hasn't been given a work plan for improvement, but the execution has been put on hold, at least for now.
It will be a sure thing the the UCP are obliterated. They will ensure that by how they govern, with is dismal on every front, from how they look after Alberta's finances, to how they are looking after the Covid-19 pandemic in Alberta. These pretend conservatives and Reformers cannot be trusted to ever do the right thing. If Albertans listened to people, when they said the UCP would be bad, we wouldn't be in this catastrophe right now. They didn't listen to people who said that Ralph Klein was bad, and look at where that got us.
Political Ranger
Since you've gone back to the 18th Century, David, a time when the very ideas of conservatism and liberalism were in great froth, let's review what passes for conservative thought today out here on the flats.
By any standard one wishes to use, the UCP do not qualify as conservative.
As you note the rural rump are anti-vax and anti-science nutjobs. At best one could categorize them as libertarian, even that stretches credibility. This group has difficulty accepting they are a group of anything and take some sort of perverse pride in their individual POV regardless, perhaps especially because of any attachment to reality.
The downtown types are more akin to loyalists of yore; they are entirely in thrall to the corporate set, specifically the petro-corps. Ironically and despite appearances, this mob are entirely anti-democratic. Even farther removed from democratic impulses than their libertarian kin.
Across the land, not a conservative ideal to be found. For generations truly liberal thought has to be hidden and only whispered. What treachery lurks?
jerrymacgp
Actually most of them are a strange cross between corporate & commercial libertarians, who see all government regulation as an evil to be defeated, and social conservatives who want to impose Gileadean — aka Taliban-for-Christians — morality on all of us. There is a word for this … oh, let me think, what is it … it's on the tip of my tongue …
Oh, yeah: it's FASCISM. They're Fascists. Not Nazi, mind you, but probably more aligned with Franco's Falange.
Bob Raynard
If Rachel Notley had handled the Fort McMurray fire with the same level of competence Jason Kenney has handled Covid, she would have had the water bombers pour gasoline on the flames.
You have written an excellent summary, David.
I have wondered about what approach a Kenney successor would take toward Covid. I think that everyone who is calling for Kenney's resignation assumes the successor will approach the disease with the same philosophy they have, so one faction will likely declare that the successor is even worse.
If a Drew Barnes type were to become leader, I have wondered if there would be enough Covid-responsible MLAs in the UCP (Unvaccinated Covid Promoters) that they could form a coalition with the NDP.
Meanwhile, in the UCP's Covid denying base of rural Alberta, they too are suffering from the effects of Covid. Even those that aren't getting sick are having their surgeries indefinitely postponed. There is nothing like being told to continue enduring your knee pain because of no hospital capacity to make you reconsider your decision to put your faith in Danielle Smith instead of scientists.
I have many happy childhood memories of visiting my grandparents in Big Valley, just south of Stettler, and it is a town that punches way above its weight on the red neck scale. I read last week that its school has been closed because more than 10% of its students are away sick.
Federal conservatives in Ontario have begun calling for an early leadership review of Erin O'Toole, just as Kenney managed to defer the ravening pack until the spring of 2022. Coincidence? Looks like the little guy from Oakville could be making a run for leadership of the CPC after all. Maybe it's easier for the UCP this way: shift their problem to the national level, without all the self-evisceration. Rick Bell is comparing the UCP caucus to a cheap tent that folds easily.
As for the "united" in UCP, turns out it's just there for looks.
"Bring back Lougheed Conservatism: Elect Rachel Notley"
e.a.f.
Loved the line and its so accurate, in my opinion. When Notely was elected my line was, Notely has Lougheed's play book in her desk drawer.
To paraphrase Otto Von Bismark, if you give your followers enough perks and benefits for their loyalty, they will be unlikely to want to turn on you. Or something like that.
In any case, any concerted effort to oust Kenney will require that the various UCP MLAs and cabinet ministers be prepared to lose their lavish gigs and perks of office.
Kenney sees the world as a transactional universe, and everyone has their price. More importantly, no one wants to come on the losing end of an argument. But at some point, Kenney must turn around his (and everyone's) fortunes, whether through a monsterous oil boom or Trump 2024. Kenney believes that time is on his side, for now.
Who knows? Maybe Erin O'Toole, desperate to save his leadership from the coming challenges, will welcome Kenney back into the Ottawa fold. Kenney was always a loyal soldier and attack dog for Harpo. Maybe the O'Toole will find him useful in a supporting role, for the right price, of course.
Phlogiston
I find it particularly disturbing when political calculations get in the way of saving lives. Let's not forget that Kenney placed political expediency above the lives of Albertans – he sacrificed lives to assist the CPC election chances. If Erin O'Toole or the CPC was in on this scheme as well, then a pox on both their houses. On Monday, Alberta Health reported that 29 people died from Covid. Duane Bratt, interviewed yesterday afternoon on CBC, was in tears over this grim number.
Kenney, Shandro and many others in the UCP have amply demonstrated that they do not have the competence or moral compass to manage the pandemic in the best interests of Albertans. It is true that the NDP cannot effect change in the UCP, but whether it is a good idea to stand on the sidelines to watch the UCP implode under the weight of its own incompetence is debatable. Everyone, including any UCP members with a shred of sense and decency, need to consider what is in the best interests of Albertans. The matter is urgent. We need to do whatever it takes to get rid of these clowns who are literally killing Albertans by the busload every day as soon as possible.
Let's hope that Albertans never forget that Kenney and UCP placed their political survival as well as that of the CPC over the lives of citizens they were supposed to govern.
lungta
By the time Albertans will vote again
Dear leaders' covid problems
will be seen as a one of a kind, never again, bit of bad luck by the base
I have lived in Alberta 70 years
and these "folks" never admit they are ever wrong
Being wrong once would put every decision ever made in question
not a viable situation when denial is so easily available.
Mike J Danysh
First rule of responsibility: "Even if they caught you with your hands dripping red–deny, deny, deny." Cons know it well.
Neil Kirkwood
The UCP caucus obviously have the courage of their convictions. Now if they only had convictions of any worth besides staying in power at any cost. Expedience seems to rule their day.
Mr. Blogger: Did you have to publish your pic of Premier Kenney looking like his Mum was about to force him to eat a plateful of parsnips?
Hana Razga
I thought more like a deer in headlights
Doesn't matter what the NDP says. Kenny is not going to change. Other provinces did a pretty good job of dealing with COVID. there were scientists and doctors galore in the world who could tell him what to do, but Jason pandered to his base.
It is truly unfortunate the UCP M.L.A.s have put their own fortunes ahead of those of the children of alberta. They still aren't vaccinated and not by choice. Today's news informed us a teenager had died of covid in Alberta. Not a good thing. Managing COVID isn't that difficult but some politicians just don't want to.
It should be noted that UCP MLA Searle Turton was the one who spoke to the CBC concerning the caucus meeting.
Turton described the discussions within as frank and candid, but good for the caucus in the end.
I suspect that Turton will be appointed to cabinet shortly.
I don't think so – Mr. Turton has to compare Jason Kenney (favourably) to God if he wants a cabinet spot.
Twitter post over this coming weekend…
Jason Kenney is BIGGER than Jesus.
Athabascan
Napoleon Bonaparte: "Never interfere with your enemy when he's busy destroying himself."
Fuck Napoleon! What if your enemy is also killing 15-20 people per day, do you still sit by and watch him destroy himself too?
Hate to say this, but Alberta you deserve this – all of it. Next time a well educated, ethical, competent, and compassionate woman leads this province don't vote her out of office for a closeted sociopath.
People have been talking about a general strike against the UCP since the second wave of Covid. Hard to get people to risk their jobs, or arrest, until a LOT of folks feel the pain personally.
I confess I'm not inclined to join a picket line, myself. Not yet. If, against all reason, Kenney wins another election, then I'll be looking for the nearest protest.
That would be too late….
So was it the old PC vs Wildrose rump animosities, or do we credit Kenney with giving them all a "whiff of grapeshot" ?
And, like Napoleon, how likely is Kenney to be "looting" and lining his own pockets whilst the rest of us are distracted by the cannons?
"Sticking close to Nurse [despite his incompetence, vindictive nature and stupidity] for fear of Something Worse [i.e. the Other Guys' choice of leader]." This is why Kenney didn't face a confidence vote from his own caucus.
Interesting that a few UCP urban MLAs have begun publicly calling for more restrictions to save our hospitals. Has anyone heard such statements from rural MLAs? At this point, Notley's best tactic is to needle both sides; if possible, get them fighting amongst themselves. It'd have to be subtly done, or the yahoos (rural and urban) might realize they're being played. With an external enemy to fight, they might ignore how much they hate each other.
Internet rabbit hole produces:
'Napoleon believed that fear of plague caused it to spread even more rapidly. He is attributed as saying, "During the Egyptian campaign all those whose imagination was struck by fear died of it. The surest protection, the most efficacious remedy, was moral courage…The best way to preserve the army from the disease was to keep on the march and occupied. Diversion and fatigue were found to be the best prevention." (Malus 1892).'
Diversion and fatigue…Hmmm. I wonder if Kenney has been studying Napoleon more than,as claimed, Churchill?
After his conquest of Egypt, Napoleon, like Alexander the Great, sought to conquer the Levant and enter Damascus. During this campaign through what is present day Israel and Lebanon, his army marched straight into an outbreak of the Plague. Urging his men on, Napoleon encouraged his tired and ill soldiers on my saying they walk in the steps of Macedonian conquerors. Needless to say, things went from bad to worse. As for Napoleon, he heard that the government in Paris was about to fall, so he abandoned his devoted soldiers for the next step on his career path, the First Consul of France.
Former Albertan
Sometimes in politics (unlike what Machiavelli thought) things are what they are. In this case Kenney cares only for himself. He is quite ready to kill Albertan wholesale, and destroy his party. The victory will be pyrrhic I think. The caucus is frozen in fright. This is tragedy. The caucus seems hypnotized by false beliefs. How many more must die? And yes it was a horrific mistake to elect this party.
Napoleon Bonaparte? The Napoleon franchise needs a upgrade as in Napoleon Dynamite.
https://youtu.be/TcWPiHjIExA
B P
Lets not forget that Notley's support of the charter blasting vaccine passport has pushed quite a few moderates over to the right. You saw how the federal election went. Notley doesn't have a hope in hell of running Alberta ever again.
One need only read Section 1 of the Charter to understand there is nothing "Charter blasting" about vaccine passports, drivers' licenses, airbrake tickets or any other such reasonable limitation on any activity that can affect other people's lives and health. However, for folks like BP here, it is probably helpful to their aspiration to keep competent leaders like Ms. Notley out of power that even reading the first section of the Charter, let alone the rest of it, is too much work, makes their lips too tired, or whatever.
mr perfect
"Charter blasting vaccine passport?" "Moderates pushed to the right?" These moderates, were they just slightly to the left of Augusto Pinochet in your little echo chamber world? I saw how the election went. I saw a prime minister who for the most part is not that popular and could garner only 32% of the popular vote, but I also saw people in Halifax, Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver stay away from the CPC and their policies. There is feeble support for the CPC outside Alberta, Saskatchewan and areas surrounding Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. Who would vote for the CPC with the disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by Jason Kenney in Alberta and us knowing he, Stephen Harper and Erin O'Toole are joined by the hips? Why do we want to return to accessible firearms which can be easily converted to automatic under the oxymoron, "Responsible Gun Owners?" Have there not been enough mass shootings in Canada for you? You register your car, why not your rifle? Seriously, Florida or Texas sounds like the place you ought to be. As for Rachel Notley, yeah there's probably enough low information voters in Alberta that once Kenney announces he's not seeking re-election in 2023 will think all is well again. If COVID doesn't get them first.
You're wrong about the charter. The charter allows freedoms to be limited, by a government body, as long as the limitation is reasonable and as little as possible. So please forget that losing argument. Before you say, human rights, being unvaccinated is a choice not a human rights ground so businesses are able to restrict entry. I'm pretty sure Albertans would like Rachel Notley to lead them again.
The vaccine passport does not blast the charter at all. And let's be honest here, anyone who is against a vaccine passport is not a moderate, they are right wing whack jobs.
Hey yeah BP and I saw a number of Conservative seats federally switch hands. So the natives are getting restless, and the used car party will be one and done. The voters know stumblebums and clods when they see them Welcome back Premier Rachel Notley.
Notley has always been in favour of vaccine passports, as have all logical and intelligent people. Prioritizing public health does not violate the Charter – look it up!
Scotty on Denman
I agree: Kenney's instinct is to hang on for as long as possible, despite everything that's befallen him and Alberta. He's survived this particular caucus meeting and, as much as many would like to see him gone, leaving a governing party so close to ungluing at this critical point of Covid's arc risks making it worse. Insofar as Kenney's the only one who could put the UCP together in the first place and probably the only one keeping it together right now, by hook or crook, Alberta appears stuck with him, at least for the present.
At 29 months old, the UCP is 60% through its first mandate with strong indicators that it won't win incumbency. It's bungling of Covid is of course the strongest but we shouldn't forget a litany of other sins that preceded it, from ineptly calculated policy to pointlessly spiteful reaction; these will be recalled and automatically replace whatever Covid pegs get knocked down over the year and a half remaining before the next scheduled election. Prospectively outstanding is the simple fact that, at a time of so many unanswered questions, there isn't one at all with respect a government-in-waiting. And that it isn't only UCP bungling on Covid that recommends it: Rachel Notley's NDP has already proved itself superior in government, not least through a number of crises it handled well during its own first mandate, some of which compare directly with Kenney's pre-Covid approach (to bitumen policy, for example), and compare very favourably at that. It might seem remote right now but, one day, most of those issues will be back on the front burner, none likely to give the UCP much comfort.
(The Alberta right was right when it said election of an NDP government would be a disaster— not for Alberta, as it turned out, but for itself. Now, while Dippers contemplate Bonaparte, the UCP consternates Boswell while discretion is watchword for both…)
Kenney's stance on Covid appears even more stupid in this light: the doggedly persistent mess in the USA will remain the handy reminder that K-Boy also defiantly substituted partisan politics for cogent epidemiological policy even as disaster neared, just like tRump, and as long as that comparator exists, whatever progress he makes in turning Covid around will be small consolation (not to discourage, but one isn't given a medal for helping to put out the fire after intentionally letting it burn out of control for so long). Since it's the only thing Kenney can do to acquit himself in any way, small or hyperbolic as it might be (depending whether it's a rural or urban point of view), he's darned if he does and darned if he doesn't. In the perversity of UCP politics, it's the reason he's secure in the office from which he screwed up so badly and should, in a saner world, be terminated forthwith. It's a bizarre balance-point, but if all resources are concentrated on Covid, it will do for now. The difficulty is that, no matter how well they do, reward isn't likely and that has to be especially frightful to UCP MLAs.
It's Kenney's nature to look smug, like he planned it this way—the Peewee Herman "I-meant-to-do-that" rejoinder meant to show invulnerability to embarrassment—but given his SoCon determination and alleged career aspirations, I think it unlikely. I don't doubt his sincerity in those respects, but his bluster has always been as hollow as the moon and his rockets inevitably fall back reeking to Terra Flatus.
It would show more if his caucus members weren't so afraid to be hoisted on their own petards. As weakly as I understand it, a caucus vote to remove a leader is secret: while those present would be known, exactly who voted for what would not. (Interestingly, HoC rules require the most senior, continuously serving Member preside over the vote, but almost all of the UCP caucus, being a new party, has the same seniority—certainly a one-time thing); but forcing the vote might, I suspect, require signatures (min 20% in federal caucuses) which would eventually become public record. I might be wrong, but if that were the case, it would understandably explain UCP MLAs' reluctance to push Kenney out in this way. Anyway, it probably wasn't too hard for a couple of stalwarts to scare challengers off: fear permeates the whole UCP family and there are slightly less frightening alternatives, easy ones like sandbagging— Lieutenant Governor willing. But if it needs K-Boy cowed, I doubt he'll let it show.
At present, the focus should be on Covid, without distraction, as morbidly fascinating the train wreck of late-stage neo-right conservatism is.
PS: my significantly more pithy other suggested Kenney and O'Toole simply switch places. "Oh, Dearest—heh-heh—there are rules…I mean, that'd never—uh—happen…could it?" (Smirk and raised eyebrow is what I get…)
Regarding this quote from Napoleon…
There is some confusion surrounding the origin of this quote, though many do believe that Napoleon did say something along those lines. As for when it was said, popular culture claims the quote was a comment regarding the erred deployment of the Austrian forces at the Battle of Lodi. But there was also a quote that has been attributed to Napoleon concerning his victory at Marengo … "By 4:00 PM I had lost the battle .. but I won it back at 7:00 PM." If there's one thing that can be said about Napoleon, he was good at PR and spinning a good tale.
If one looks further into Napoleon's later career, that's when things come crashing down to earth. The battles at Smolensk and Borodino, though were called tactical victories, were strategic failures that assured complete disaster for Le Empereur. The Battle of Nations (Leipzig) in 1813 saw Napoleon crushed, leading to the invasion of France and a series of inconclusive to outright failures on the battlefield, that lead to Napoleon's first abdication. The 100 Days Campaign and his final defeat at Waterloo sealed his fate and would place him in exile until his death.
What can we learn from the life and career of the great Napoleon?
He was largely full of shite and talked a good line to distract from his monumental failings.
Kenney is, like Napoleon, an opportunistic megalomaniac who creeping closer to his comeuppance.
More popcorn?
Alan K Spiller
Our conservative friends including retired doctors and nurses know Albertans have shot themselves in the foot. They have literally told our health care workers they don't care about them. Trying to elect reformer Erin O'Toole when the doctors and nurses considered him to be one of their arch enemies , a reformer pretending to be a conservative , who has had nothing but praise for Kenney's treatment of our doctors and nurses . Where is the intelligence in that?
You can bet there will be a massive exit of doctors and nurses , like we saw under Klein. Some of our senior friends have already lost their doctors to early retirement thanks to Kenney and they can't find another one. Nurses, 13% percent have been telling us they are leaving and you can bet this election has made many more join them.
We will likely end up with a worse mess than we had even under Klein. People dying in the backs of ambulances, 11 hour waiting lists, cancer patients dying waiting for operations. The list goes on and on, but Albertans have no one to blame but themselves.
It is doubtful voters in Alberta will get kenny to leave prior to an election, and even then I'm not sure they will "unelect" him. Yes, Kenny mishandled the covid crisis, butt the pandemic now is one of the unvaccinated and you can't cure stupid, so those who survive will most likely still vote for him.
It is hard to comprehend people who won't get the jab. It maybe that many people today have never lived in a time when common diseases killed people. Most of the population never lived through a time when polio killed, put you in wheelchairs, or left people in iron lungs. I remember polio before vaccines and when the vaccine was developed for covid I was ready for it. Today about the only disease which kills in all age groups, is cancer. That is a very big change since the 1950s My take on it, today lots of people think they're invincible. Wait until they get covid and vote for people like kenny.
As a friend says " If the covid doesn't kill you the reformers will" they don't give a damn about what they have done to our doctors and nurses or how many have died.
Want to bet doctors and nurses will leave by the bus load because of what they have been through and how Albertans voted against the doctors and nurses who were calling these Reformers their arch enemies?
ALAN K SPILLER: You sure have it right. You can see that the UCP wants private for profit healthcare in Alberta. That's why they hired Janice MacKinnon, to be part of the UCP's Blue Ribbon Panel. Janice MacKinnon was an NDP MLA in Saskatchewan, who was under premier Roy Romanow. She was mimicking Ralph Klein, with her cuts, and got all the rural hospitals in Saskatchewan closed down. Ralph Klein was instrumental in closing down rural hospitals in Alberta, as part of his heartless and unnecessary cuts to healthcare in Alberta. Ralph Klein wanted to have private for profit healthcare in Alberta. I know these pretend conservatives and Reformers just don't care about anybody other than their rich corporate friends. If you have relatives, or even siblings, who are in their 80s and 90s, they will tell you how we had rural hospitals in Alberta that were set up for the good of the people. Peter Lougheed expanded on that. These pretend conservatives and Reformers want to wreck as much as they can and have an American style healthcare system in Alberta. In America, people who can't afford to pay for their healthcare, out of their own pockets, end up financially destitute. Where's the sense in that?
Who were the socialists who organized prairie farmers? How did we lose our way in such profoundly unfortunate ways? Why do we have a minimum wage? Days of rest? Any benefits from years of labour? Universal (sic) Healthcare? I'll hit the public funded road now, in search of the aspirational freedoms my dim cousins do go on about!

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Beating a Hundred Participants, BINUS INTERNATIONAL Comes Third
Greater Nusantara
Congratulations to BINUS INTERNATIONAL's team for winning the third place in the 3rd Bachelor Journey of Management (BJM) competition held on 17 April at the School of Economics at University of Indonesia (FE UI), in Depok. The team managed to beat more than 100 teams in the paper proposal stage and eight other teams in the final stage.
The BINUS team consisted of three students from two different majors. They were Ninda Putri Kiasatina (Accounting 2015), Elizabeth Lesmana Pualam (International Business 2015) and Kelvin Ricky Syahputra (International Business 2015). They were not only in the top three, but also became the only team from a private university to compete up to the final stage and win third place. BJM is an annual competition founded by the Management Research Center (MRC) of FE UI. In the third 3rd BJM, the committee chose case studies with the theme of a central bank. The topic was "The role of the Indonesian central bank (Bank Indonesia) in the era of the Financial Services Authority". In this year's BJM, FE UI partnered with Bank Indonesia.
For a total of 20 minutes the team gave its best, responding to questions from the jury. In the first 10 minutes the team had to explain the role of Bank Indonesia now that we have OJK, based on their paper. The next 10 minutes was for a question and answer session. The team was confident in responding to the jury's questions.
In that 20-minute period, the team did not face any real problems. They managed to respond well to the jury's questions. They alternately presented their paper. Under mentorship from Dewi Fitriasari, a lecturer and also the team coach, the three participants managed to face the hurdles coming their way.The university also played a role in the team's success, helping them reach the final. For administration, the team got strong support from SAGE (Student Alumni Global Employability). Karen Imam, a Faculty Member, chose the team members.
"Initially we planned to be trained by a person who really knows banking, especially about Bank Indonesia. That was our own initiative. But, due to time constraint, we had to dismiss the plan. We learned about the banking ourselves. Mostly we learned from the Internet," said Elizabeth.
The team members hope their success will not be short lived, and that it will lead to more successes. They expressed their hope that the university would routinely send its students to events like BJM. "Students of BINUS have a lot of potential. They also have big ambitions. It would be a waste not to participate in events like this if they can use these events to develop their potential," said Ninda.
Kelvin said that participation in events, such as BJM, could expose the name BINUS INTERNATIONAL even more, at national and international levels. "By participating in a competition like this, more people will know our campus. Besides, we get to meet many new friends and contacts. This helps us to socialize and to develop our networking skills," Kelvin added. (RAW)
Source:http://international.binus.ac.id/2014/04/17/beating-a-hundred-participants-binus-international-comes-third/
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Home Research > Members > 1558-1603 > HAMON (HAMMOND), Thomas (-d.1607)
HAMON (HAMMOND), Thomas (d.1607), of Rye, Suss.
RYE1
m. (1) Catherine (d. Apr. 1607); (2) 5 June 1607, Martha Thorpe of Rye.
Jurat of Rye in all known years from 1593-d., mayor 1595-6, 1596-7, 1599-1600, 1600-1, Apr.-Aug. 1605, 1605-6, 1606-d.; brodhull rep. in at least the years 1583, 1594, 1596, 1597; capt. of musters for Rye; commr. sewers for Rye area 27 June 1604.
The Hamon or Hammond family had been prominent in Rye since the fifteenth century. The will of William Hammond shows no connexion with the Rye man. Thomas Hamon owned property and land in Rye, Playden and East Guldeford, Sussex, and at Newchurch in Romney Marsh. His will suggests that some of his income came from farming. In 1590 he was one of a group which leased Rye vicarage, with all its appurtenances, at an annual rent of £41.
Hamon spent much of his time in the service of his town. As early as 1583 he was one of its representatives at a Cinque Ports brodhull meeting, and ten years later acted as surveyor of the poor. He also attended at least one meeting of the guestling. In 1598 he was paid £12 10s.0d. for visiting Calais.
Ten days after Hamon's first return to Parliament, the Rye assembly agreed that he should be paid wages of 5s. a day as well as 'such other extraordinary expenses as were allowed to the last baron or barons to the Parliament'. The total came to £39 15s.4d. and the assembly decided to levy a rate of 1d. in the £ on lands and goods towards the cost. Hamon wrote regularly to Rye while he was in London, and he was accompanied by a clerk at the borough's expense. He was in the capital again a couple of years later as 'humble suitor' to the Queen and Council 'for some relief to be had towards the amendment of this decayed haven of Rye', and in 1601 was sent to assist the town's Members (neither of them natives of Rye) in the presentation of a bill to Parliament on the same subject.
Hamon was taken violently ill 13 July 1607 and died on the 27th. Shortly afterwards, Anne Taylor, the wife of a townsman, was accused of procuring his death 'by diabolical means'. He was buried in Rye church, where a brass bears his portrait and an inaccurate inscription:
Lo! Thomas Hamon here interred doth lie,
Thrice burgess for the Parliament elected,
Six times, by freemen's choice, made mayor of Rye
And captain longtime of the band selected.
Whose prudent courage, justice, gravity,
Deserve a monument of memory.
His widow re-married within three weeks of his death.
L. A. Vidler, New Hist. Rye, 69, 160; Suss. Rec. Soc. i. 58; E. Suss. RO, Rye mss; Cinque Ports black bk. ff. 45, 61, 67, 69; R. F. Dell, Rye Recs. 6, 188; HMC 13th Rep. IV, 120; W. Holloway, Hist. Rye, 202; PCC 98 Huddleston.
Author: R.C.G.
1. Did not serve for the full duration of the Parliament.


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'The Bachelor: LTYH': Natascha Admits She Still Doesn't 'Respect' Trevor After Calling Him Out
Natascha didn't hold back from exposing Trevor's past on 'The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart,' but now that the episode's aired, she says she's still convinced that he's holding something back!
Alyssa Norwin, Russ Weakland
April 21, 2020 1:03PM EDT
Image Credit: ABC/Maarten de Boer
When Natascha Bessez arrived on the April 20 episode of The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart, she wasted no time stirring things up. Natascha accused fellow contestant, Trevor Holmes, of cheating on his last girlfriend, who she happened to be friends with. Trevor came clean about "emotionally cheating" and staying in the relationship longer than he should have. Jamie Gabrielle, who Trevor's been hanging out with on the show, decided to continue giving their relationship a shot, despite what she learned about their past. However, Natascha told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that she's not as forgiving.
"I'm just so disappointed that I didn't get the full truth," Natascha explained "I am still not getting the truth out of this guy. It blows my mind that, still to this day, I am not hearing the truth. I'm not hearing, 'I messed up, I did something really s****y and I did it to someone that didn't deserve it and was completely blindsided by it!' He still won't live up to it. He was sitting there saying he didn't cheat, or he was like, 'I sort of cheated' — it's like, dude, give me a straight answer! I respect a man who confesses and stands up to it. We all often do things that are messed up. You can't blame someone for messing up, but you can blame them for how they react to it and how they grow from it. The fact that I didn't see that from him really upset me."
From the get-go, Natascha clearly wasn't afraid to speak her mind, and she teased that this is something that we can continue to expect as the season continues. "I'm not here to please everybody," she admitted. "I'm here to be myself. I really value integrity and honesty, and I value being transparent when it comes to who you are. You will never see me talk behind someone's back and saying something different to their face. That's just not what I am about." She promised that she'll be bringing "the real deal" and won't bother with the "BS and fluff," too.
It's not all about the drama for Natascha, though! After calling out Trevor, she began focusing on what she was really on the show for — finding love, of course! Natascha hit it off with Ryan Neal, and he gave her his rose at the rose ceremony. "I really like the guy that is unassuming," Natascha admitted. "[It was] the fact that he took his time to get to know me and asked me the right questions, and his demeanor is so calming and relaxed. You can tell there is so much integrity with him and you can tell he is respectful and a gentleman."
Natascha also said that she spent a lot of time talking to several of the guys in the house, but Ryan was the only one who she had "real chemistry" with. We'll have to see if it works out for them as The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart continues on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. on ABC!
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import utils

PREFIX = "comment1=cooking%20MCs;userdata="
SUFFIX = ";comment2=%20like%20a%20pound%20of%20bacon"

KEY = utils.ByteArray.random(utils.AES_BLOCKSIZE_BYTES)
IV = utils.ByteArray.random(utils.AES_BLOCKSIZE_BYTES)

def encrypt(data):
    plaintext = utils.ByteArray.fromString(PREFIX)
    escaped = data.split(";")[0].split("=")[0]
    if len(escaped) > 0:
        plaintext.extend(utils.ByteArray.fromString(escaped))
    plaintext.extend(utils.ByteArray.fromString(SUFFIX))

    plaintext.pkcs7pad(utils.AES_BLOCKSIZE_BYTES)
    return utils.aes_cbc_encrypt(plaintext, KEY, IV)

def decrypt(ciphertext):
    plaintext = utils.aes_cbc_decrypt(ciphertext, KEY, IV)
    print plaintext
    items = str(plaintext).split(";")
    for item in items:
        k, v = item.split("=")
        if k == "admin" and v == "true":
            return True

    return False

# Byte 5
# Bit 0

print len(PREFIX)
print "from %x to %x" % (ord(":"), ord(";"))
print "from %x to %x" % (ord("<"), ord("="))

ciphertext = encrypt("aaaaa:admin<true")
ciphertext.bitwise_or(16 + 5, 0x1)
ciphertext.bitwise_or(16 + 11, 0x1)
print decrypt(ciphertext)


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Could We Get Chic Designer Collections at Target?
Did Target hear our curvy girl cries for chic designer fashions? I was cruising the Target website and saw the Calypso Collection. This collection is offered online only to all sizes, including plus size and petites. The collection is centered around resort wear. Now, I am not overwhelmed with the colletion, but I will say this --- could this be a clue that Target may start to extend their swanky Designer Collections? Maybe even offer Target coupons for them, too? Maybe....just maybe, they will start to offer the cute pieces that are in the misses department in the women's department as well.
I have heard a little chitter chatter about such a thing. I try not to get too excited because there is no telling how long such a thing will take to get on the racks of Target, but it may be closer than we think. Remember the letter that bloggers had going around on their blogs urging Target to extend their GO! International Designers Collections to plus sizes. I thought I would share some of my deductive reasoning with you guys. Could this be a test run? The questions have been swirling in my head.
Here are some of the pieces that I liked from the collection. Again, it is a resort collection. I think I may pick up a a couple of pieces. I could definitely see myself wearing some of these pieces on my honeymoon.
What do you think about this line? What would you like to see at Target?
I'd really love if Walmart could extend the sizes of their Norma Kamali line. And I think Target's Jovovich-Hawk line would be cute too. Great Post!
I'm not sure how I feel about this line. I'm not as happy with Target's plus size section either. I guess this is their way of making a better effort? There are some pieces I would wear. Such as the red and white striped maxi dress, or the white crochet dress, There is even a green and yellow maxi skirt on the website that I think is cute, but it's been done before, about 4 years ago. I do have one big gripe with stores like Target and their plus sections... I don't think they're aimed at those under 40 years of age. To be honest, I'm getting the same vibe from this new line at Target. I think it should be sold in select stores across the country and online.
I agree with the others- I'm underwhelmed by this particular collection and wish they would have ran a "test run" (here's to hoping!) with collections from the past. For me, this collection isn't my style and even with the warm weather approaching these pieces just aren't "me" and I won't be purchasing anything.
With that said, I do hope Target starts to extend its designer collections to the plus range. While I do think it will be a while before the designer plus range hits the stores (again here's to hoping) I would be still be stoked if they were at least offered online so I could at least have the options of trying some pieces.
oooooh I MUST have that Romper...it's about TIME they did a FEW changes here and there!
I'm not so sure how I like this new Target line. I do think Target has some good stuff there, but so far I'm not liking the Calypso plus line. I will def need to see it in person so maybe they will bring it in the stores.
I'm a conservative dresser, so I don't have issues with the collection. I do like the white lace dress and might buy it. I've already bought the voile tie-dye skirt and have to return it...it runs very large.


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He is someone she can relate to, according to Orsino: "Diana's lip/ Is not more smooth and dubious, thy small pipe/ is as the maiden's organ" (1.5.30-32). She is hiding her true identity because she is intrigued by this persistent young man, but she is not yet sure if she can trust him. ... Perkins coaches young actors on communicating while wearing a face mask. Hi Kyrstin! But then after discussing it in class I was able to understand her decision to become a man. He is not being entirely honest he uses Cesario as a sort of mask so that someone is able to profess his love for her. A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling. That mask-wearing period began 30 days after Easter and lasted until June. Hi Krystin, Shop unique Shakespeare face masks designed and sold by independent artists. Don't be fooled by me. The bard's death mask will be shown at … It is interesting to think about Orsino wearing a mask and I never really thought about it that way, but it makes complete sense. Jan 29, 2017 - Explore Katherine Kirkland's board "Shakespeare mask" on Pinterest. It is one of the aspects that helps to make this comedy a comedy. 2 likes. "To mask, or not to mask, that is the question." Many weeks ago, I was "shamed" for not wearing one. So she plays with him. It makes for a comical addition to the play; A woman dressed as a man, who would have ironically already been played by a man in a show. She doesn't want company. Mask - Mask - Theatrical uses: Masks have been used almost universally to represent characters in theatrical performances. ... across as if you're performing Shakespeare," he says. Romeo and Juliet's fateful first meeting takes place at a grand masquerade ball. Implementing a 12-page "SafeStart" manual that covers everything from mask-wearing to restroom use, the Shenandoah Valley company has deemed itself ready to reopen on July 25. The stage convention was that if a character was wearing a mask no-one would recognise him or her, so characters could appear to a friend as a stranger, or as anonymous, or hide his or her identity for any other purpose. Get an answer for 'What are some examples of characters wearing "masks" in Macbeth? The archbishop of Washington, D.C., made history on Saturday by becoming the first African-American cardinal of the Catholic Church. The taped-off boxes allowed for students to maintain a six-foot distance from one another, while wearing masks, to prepare for their roles in Shakespeare's classic play. The benefits of mask wearing by the general public is suddenly a topic of hot debate. The characters in Shakespeare's plays often wear masks. A post that is skeptical of mask-wearing, for instance, is often couched in the language of organic living or non-toxicity, allowing followers to slowly view such content as normalized. Some of it seems to be for her benefit. Don't worry, the whole reading world can cover their faces in literary masks. They trick him into doing things that Olivia will hate, and that will be completely inappropriate in a house of mourning. See more ideas about mask, masks masquerade, greece art. The views and opinions expressed by the authors and other contributors to this blog are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of SUNY New Paltz or any employee thereof. Kyrstin, I think the idea of the characters wearing masks is really interesting and I hadn't thought of it like that before. Even though he is blatantly and outwardly in love with Olivia, he must still wear some sort of disguise in sending Cesario to Olivia, masking himself in a way— as we all must. In what plays do people wear masks? Freddie Prinze Jr. runs errands in LA wearing a large cartoonish mask and dark glasses. And in many countries, particularly in Asia, wearing masks – to guard against pollution, for example – was already the norm. She hides her face and says, "Speak to me, I shall answer for her" (1.5.150). Originating from Italy, Masques appear regularly in Shakespeare's plays. I still don't understand why Viola disguised herself, it bugs me! "The idea is just a single person going up to a yard and ringing the doorbell, wearing a mask, stepping back, at least 6-feet apart, delivering a live Shakespeare monologue or … 5 out of 5 stars (344) 344 reviews $ 14.00 FREE shipping Only 3 available and it's in 2 people's carts. It is when you feel like you or your work is a fluke and that you're a dwarf amongst giants. Follow. Get an answer for 'What are some examples of characters wearing "masks" in Macbeth? I think it's ironic that Olivia at one point in the play decides to not let Cesario see her face meanwhile Cesario is also disguised as a man but really is a girl! Great Job! You see them everywhere. Also to make the characters easier to follow, like which in Midsummer Nights Dream, he … I just thought that he didn't quite understand the concept of love or that he was just intirgued with the idea of being in love with someone of his social stature. At first I was confused why you wouldn't just say disguises but after reading your post it became clear. I had not at all thought of the play in these terms and because you have introduced it as such I believe there is a good amount of mask-wearing in this play. Many of us have this, especially when we're in some sort of creative industry. To wear, or not to wear, that is the question: Hamlet, Shylock, Cleopatra, Iago and Lady Macbeth contemplate wearing a mask in this humorous piece. I really like your examples of this–especially the consideration of Orsino wearing a mask. For Romeo specifically, the wearing of a mask is important because he must conceal his true identity. They use his vanity and narcissism to fool him into believing that Olivia loves him. I'll update them to fit our current times. However exaggerated the use of disguise is during the play, it is also something that humanity deals with in subtler ways every day. Get up to 20% off. It is great that you describe Twelfth Night in this way, it gives an entirely new scope to the play through which I was not viewing it before. November 5, 2020. Browse our collection of 152 Shakespeare Quotes Accordion Accordion Face Masks . These stylish and unique t-shirts and gifts featuring famous William Shakespeare quotes and a range of carnivale masks perfectly celebrate the world and work of the Bard of Avon.. To wear or not to wear, that is the question. Type. Kyrstin, Clearly, this was a hot topic in Shakespeare's day, and one which divided people on religious lines. I think this masking is very human, especially in situations of love, and the characters in Twelfth Night are no different. We also get the sense that wearing a mask adds an element of intrigue and fun to the party. Theatrical performances are a visual literature of a transient, momentary kind. Masking is very prominent in this play and I see it causing a lot more conflicts in the rest of the play. Artful masks let you wear the smile of William Shakespeare and Florence Nightingale Lilly Smith 4/28/2020 A Michigan teacher was giving a virtual … To wear a mask or not to wear a mask, that is the question! 1762 Words 8 Pages. How to Build Rapport While Wearing a Face Mask #Dustin York By Dustin York October 8 ... Do this in moderation since you don't want to come across as if you're performing Shakespeare. Thank you. Get up to 20% off. Not here in Bainbridge, but in Tallahassee. The mask participates as a more enduring element, since its form is physical. This mask covers the eyes and part of the nose. He kept it hid. A mask creates a completely different face for the person that is wearing it. The last form of masking we have seen so far is Maria and Sir Toby writing the letter to Malvolio as Olivia. We have already seen it several times and have only read the first two acts. See more ideas about mask, masks masquerade, greece art. Their … So about half the year could be spent masked! Wilton … The scene in which Orsino basically says that Cesario has feminine qualities is comedic to the reader because we know that Cesario is really Viola. ... a live production of Shakespeare… I like your use of the word masking. Lastly, I agree with the letters acting as trickery because they deceived so many and are a huge element to the play. The first time we see it is with Viola, she disguises herself as a young man, Cesario. In general, a mask usually symbolizes concealment, which is true for the masks in Romeo and Juliet, but Shakespeare goes a bit further with it too. Theatrical performances are a visual literature of a transient, momentary kind. No one knows she is responsible because of how efficient she is. Sorry to so poorly plagiarize William Shakespeare; however, several people in our community seem to have the mistaken idea that masks are not needed. Viola is definitely the most obvious example of masking but Orsino too uses another identity to do his bidding. Adult face mask, ROMEO & JULIET print, Shakespeare mask, Reversible mask, Cloth mask, Polyester/Linen mask, Washable mask, PPE mask lisawinestudios. Kyrstin, Attach to a handle for a carry mask or head strap to wear the mask. Mask, in Commedia dell'arte speaks of the types of characters that each represents and includes all of the characters including the lovers. The mask, discovered in a ragpicker's shop in 1842 and now owned by the German city of Darmstadt, has long been a subject of controversy. In Much Ado About Nothing everyone at the … He even mocked Joe Biden for wearing a mask … She pretends to be a lady in waiting, but once she hears him out she wants o know more about him. 2 Masquerade Masks. The Shakespeare Shoppe: it's an Elizabethan thing > William Shakespeare T-shirts & Gifts > Shakespeare Quotes with Masks T-shirts & Gifts. ... Just ask Shakespeare: "the eyes are the windows to the soul". I also wear a mask, but the only difference it has from other people is that I always wear a mask wherever I go, even at home. The smile, in its own way, is … I do think you made a great point about how important the masking theme is in this play. On the street, in subway cars, in the park, everywhere people congregate. Get up to 20% off. This was intriguing because it is not entirely clear why she wants to be disguised as a man. ... while wearing a mask. These masks help create interesting parts throughout the play and give the play more intruding scenes that make the reader want to keep reading to see what will happen next. I understand she is vulnerable but I don't know if I'd want work for a Duke as a lady of class so I give her credit. William Shakespeare wearing face mask during self quarantine. Shop unique Literary face masks designed and sold by independent artists. It hurts that my own family doesn't even care about me, but I'm also tired wearing mask. He takes on the persona of a middle school boy who has a crush on a girl, sending one of his men to try to win over Olivia instead of doing it himself. We see masks … I did not see Olivia as much as wearing a "mask" until you brought up how she pretends to be something that she is not, distancing herself from what her heart truly desires (much like Orsino). Fun gift for literature lovers. The masking that Maria creates is also a very key and crucial aspect to the play and it's important to recognize Maria's efforts in trying to mess with Malvolio. A 17TH-CENTURY death mask claimed to be that of British playwright William Shakespeare could be genuine, according to new research. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. But, I more so left the whole hiding her face thing to the mourning and depression. She reveals herself and asks about him and why he has come. It makes sense why he could not win her over himself, since he knew from the beginning that she would not let him see her. I think the idea of the characters wearing masks is really interesting and I hadn't thought of it like that before. Judy Millar. It is interesting, therefore, that Shakespeare takes the Catholic side in the argument, as opposed to the Puritan position, a fact that surely heightens the possibility that Shylock is really a Puritan wearing a Jewish mask. There is a masked ball in Romeo and Juliet, and in Midsummer Night's Dream there is a masque dance to celebrate the wedding of the Duke to the Amazon Queen. From Shakespeare and beyond, plague tales offer a glimpse of hope. To set the record straight, I usually wear a mask. Knowing more than the characters do provides a sense of comedy because the readers know what is coming, especially in the case of Maria's letter to Malvolio. "She had blue skin, And so did he. I can see how this element would help to creat a fantastic comedy with all of the costumes and deceit. ... Is Shakespeare wearing a mask? Her mask is uncovered once she feels she has something to chase. While wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Jim Howard, a drama teacher at Westwood, Massachusetts, High School, center, poses with his … The masking causes much interest but a lot of confusion. I didn't notice it at first, but when you explained all these different ideas that break from the one them, I can appreciate this idea more now. "A person in public without a mask during a pandemic is a walking septic tank." ― Abhijit Naskar tags: corona-virus, coronavirus, coronavirus-quotes, covid, covid-19, covid19, flatten-the-curve, pandemic, pandemic-quotes, wear-a-mask. Wow what a cool connection. Even President Trump, who has been largely resistant to wearing a mask in public, tweeted Monday that it was "patriotic to wear a face mask when you can't socially distance." The Mask We Wear: An Analysis of Sonnet 138 Essay; The Mask We Wear: An Analysis of Sonnet 138 Essay. In this case it is Cesario, whom she will never be with. SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: I can disclose former Conservative Party treasurer Lord Magan has been declared bankrupt in the High Court. Kyrstin, I found your paragraph about Orsino quite interesting. While wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Jim Howard, a drama teacher at Westwood, Mass., High School, center, poses … She is far more interested in him than in Orsino, whom he came to woo her for: " …Let him send no more,/ Unless, perchance, you come to me again" (1.5.251-252). April 3, 2020 — 4.00pm. The bard's death mask will be shown at the University of … Sorry to so poorly plagiarize William Shakespeare; however, several people in our community seem to have the mistaken idea that masks are not needed. Even Orsino wears a bit of a mask. What I didn't realize (until now) is part of that is so manipulative and self beneficial it is only for self preservation ; he used her like a mask. Mask - Mask - Theatrical uses: Masks have been used almost universally to represent characters in theatrical performances. Shakespeare's Characters Contemplate Wearing a Mask. In areas with known or suspected spread of Covid-19, the WHO recommends people should wear a mask indoors and outdoors where distancing of at least one metre cannot be maintained. I think that it is true Orsino is not being true to himself in that he is blind to who he actually loves. It is most impressive because it can be seen as a reality; it expends itself by its very revelation. It seems to be leading towards a much bigger and very ironic conflict in the end. In shakespeare Tags shakespeare, pandemic, coriolanus, julius caesar, measure for measure, merry wives of windsor, henry iv, twelfth night, romeo and juliet, love's labour's lost, winter's tale, useful quotes Another mask we see in result from these letters is Sir Topas with Malvolio! Jan 29, 2017 - Explore Katherine Kirkland's board "Shakespeare mask" on Pinterest. "The idea is just a single person going up to a yard and ringing the doorbell, wearing a mask, stepping back, at least 6-feet apart, delivering a live Shakespeare monologue or sonnet as a way of connecting in a real, face-to-face, live way," Nagle said. In Romeo and Juliet there is a party and some people come wearing masks, including Romeo. I'm talking about the mask-less during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, I think that you can take from Viola when she says, "For such a disguise as happy shall become" (1.2.50) as she is not happy about this, but she can make the best out of the situation she is dealt. I find it interesting that you describe Cesario as a mask that Orsino uses to "woo" Olivia. If you consider it she doesn't have much of a choice, one for the plot of the play, and two because she in a new place, with no male to guide her, so she needs to make a name for herself. Yes, he wears his heart in his sleeve and is quite in love with Olivia, but he doesn't go to woo her himself. I'll update them to fit our current times. Trump has refused to wear masks in public even as his own public health officials warn that they are an important tool. Of course, from a public health perspective, wearing masks is a must in the midst of this pandemic, and we mustn't stop doing so just because they present certain challenges. Wear a mask, wash your hands, stay safe. Orsino simply uses Cesario to send as a respresentative of himself because he knows that he will not appear as attractive or be able to win Olivia over with his own looks and words. William Shakespeare's Macbeth' and find homework help for other Macbeth questions at eNotes ... I'm so tired… just wear your masks properly. I think Maria writing to Malvolio as Olivia is also another type of masking which is crucial in the play because then Maria, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew wouldn't of seen revenge. Style. And so did she. If wearing a mask … I never thought that he was masking himself in order to draw Olivia closer. Dea Barbieri September 21, 2015 at 10:52 pm. I never really considered Maria writing the letter as a mask but I see your point. It is almost as speaking to the character rather than the masks, saying that they are a … I like your idea about Olivia masking herself in order to feel out her trust with Cesario, like in most cases in that time period wearing a black veil or mask is common in mourning situations, but your analysis of the mask being a symbol is really interesting! William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 138" depicts the relationship of a couple, who many believe to be the author and his mistress, a woman referred to as the dark lady. "To mask, or not to mask, that is the question." Many weeks ago, I was "shamed" for not wearing one. He knows that she will not allow him to see her, so to trick her he sends Cesario. To mask or not to mask should not be a question. Cheers, Richard Agemo. Your elaboration of that specific short scene makes more sense an I like it better. Style. We see masking again when Olivia hides her face and will not reveal who she is to Cesario. Subscribe to The Weekly Tickle Brain with your e-mail address and receive a roundup of all Good Tickle Brain content in your inbox every Monday! Kyrstin, Shakespeare used masks in his plays to give the characters mystery, or decite. I was also really intrigued by the inclusion of masks and disguises in Twelfth Night. By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com. I like how you addressed this topic of "masks" because it is so relevant to the theme of the plot and occurs with several different characters.
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