DeaconBrews
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yo brews, what does your "echo chamber" question have to do with
1) using an allusion out of context; and
2) hamlet
I really don't want to get into a Shakespeare debate with someone who has been paid to teach it at a college level and has likely had access to discussing the Bard with numerous experts and academics! That would be dumb, I haven't studied Shakespeare in a decade and you've probably learned a library's worth of information about him and everything he did in that time. I'll humor you with explanations because despite your tone I suspect you want to tell me why I'm wrong.
re: Richard III quote - Personally I believe the opening monologue is pretty straightforward, Richard III wants to shake up the status quo and dethrone his brother and explains his motivations. I don't really know whether the first two lines of it are exposition or sarcasm (or both). Based on my interpretation of the timing with the vaccine rollout, this winter is going to suck and the summer will be much better. I know that Richard isn't happy with what he describes as "summer" and the rest of the monologue explains why, but assumed ogboards posters would focus on the funny coincidence of our actual Winter and Summer coming up and the famous lines. I forgot about the Shakespeare professor here, that's on me.
re: echo chamber - Referring to something I learned in my Shakespeare class at Wake that apparently is not as widely held an interpretation as I was led to believe. I should've just made a Much Ado about Nothing joke.