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  1. Last 7 days
    1. A whiteman mustn't be frightened in front of "natives"; and so, in general, he isn't frightened.

      is this fear of looking like a fool coming from the idea that people would realise the weakness of the British?

  2. Aug 2026
    1. Africa becomes an extensionof the west, an attitude which, until a radical reassessment, used todictate the teaching and organization of History in our University.

      how does it feel to be an off-shoot of the West?? Reminds me of Indian English books take inspo from Englsih books (Aru Shah from Percy Jackson)

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    1. Fools 1275  are as like husbands as pilchers are to herrings: the 1276  husband’s the bigger. I am indeed not her Fool but 1277  her corrupter of words.

      Love makes everyone foolish. This both points to Olivia's current mood and also the consequent fate of the characters

    2. So thou mayst say the ⌜king⌝ lies by a beggar if a 1248  beggar dwell near him, or the church stands by thy 1249 10 tabor if thy tabor stand by the church.

      class equality??? This whole play subverts conventional ideas on social hierarchy and gender and blurs the line between high and low status. Perhaps, when Feste playfully jokes with clever word play, he implies that the highest moral authority that plays a role in defining social norms, the Church, lies on the same road as a person who is considered a Fool, thus making both seem to be on equal terms. Later, we also see Feste indirectly admitting that he knows Cesario's true identity (debatable as it depends on actors' choice though), but acts unconcerned while amused.