OK, I knew but had forgotten that Emily Dickinson's favorite Shakespeare play was
Antony and Cleopatra. I've run into this again in my Cleopatra project research. Emily called her sister-in-law "Cleopatra" and connected her to the Crown Imperial (
Fritillaria imperialis), a tall, queenly, spring flower.
In
The Gardens of Emily Dickinson, Judith Farr reports on Dickinson's frightening eye trouble, during which reading was forbidden: "It was reading Shakespeare that she most missed; as soon as her doctor's ban was lifted, she opened
Antony and Cleopatra."
Imaginary background music: "Walk Like an Egyptian," The Bangles.
More random
coincidii: Because it is October, I needed to watch
To Kill a Mockingbird again. There's an early scene in which Jem
walks like an Egyptian because of what he's studying at school!
Fritillaria images thanks to Wikimedia Commons. First in
public domain; second (Antony and Cleopatra drooping together!) via
Creative Commons.
And because
Tootsie was right next to
To Kill a Mockingbird on the shelf, I've seen that again, too, learning something new this time that, oddly, ties in with yesterday's
wild animals dream, and tootsie rolls, a fine Halloween treat, and perfect for a Fat Tuesday in the blog.
Okay, now I have the video of Emily in dark glasses opening A & C, to the tune of "they're hangin out at the donut shop..." stuck in my head. I'm going to get even, Kathleen!
ReplyDeleteAh, Dale, I hope you are doing this while chomping on a Tootsie Roll. Or sipping one...*
ReplyDelete*A tootsie roll (for real or just in my wacky head) is amaretto and orange juice, on the rocks.
(And so good for you!)
Amaretto and orange juice--yum. I knew it as a "bocci ball."
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting and bizarre...I love how what we are obsessed with often overlaps like this!
It reinforces how everything is connected!
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