COLLINS – As William Shakespeare said, much ado about nothing

Posted on January 2, 2017 in Columns // 0 Comments

The bard.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was way ahead of his time.

When he wrote one of his best comedies “Much Ado About Nothing” in the late 1500’s, he didn’t realize that the themes of the play would recur so many times throughout history.

I find it playing itself out now as we see much ado about nothing when it comes to ethics, politics, conflict of interest and perception of what is right and wrong. We all know that perception of right and wrong is critical in politics, but we are getting to the point of the ridiculous.

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