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William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act IV

Act IVScene IA house in RomeAntony, Octavius, and Lepidus, seated at a tableAntonyThese many, then, shall die; their names are prick'd.OctaviusYour brother too must die; consent you, Lepidus?…

1981–1982 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesHill Street Blues (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesDaniel J. Travanti, Hill Street BluesOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesMichael Learned,…

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Historical BackgroundThroughout the early years of the Republic, the power of the Federal Government had continued to grow. By the second decade of the 19th century, cases pitting advocates…

Brewer's: Tom

Between “Tom” and “Jack” there is a vast difference. “Jack” is the sharp, shrewd, active fellow, but Tom the honest dullard. Counterfeits are “Jack,” but Toms are simply bulky examples of…

July 2000 News and Events

WorldMexico Elects Reform President (July 1): Leader of center-right party, Vicente Fox Quesada, soundly defeats governing party's candidate, Francisco Labastida Ochoa. Election ends 71 years…

James Winthrop: Agrippa VII

Agrippa VIIJames Winthrop18 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.There cannot be a doubt, that, while the trade of this continent remains free, the activity of our countrymen…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act III, Scene II

Scene IIThe palaceEnter Lady Macbeth and a ServantLady MacbethIs Banquo gone from court?ServantAy, madam, but returns again to-night.Lady MacbethSay to the king, I would attend his leisure…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XI

Canto 10 Canto 12 Inferno: Canto XI Upon the margin of a lofty bank Which great rocks broken in a circle made, We came upon a still more cruel throng; And there, by reason of the…