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Yet a While – or, Kit Marlowe’s Art of Fear

07 Thursday Jun 2018

Posted by la Clarina in Poetry, Theatre

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christopher marlowe, Doctor Faustus, Edward II, fear

I think it’s safe to assume that we’ve all begged for one more minute as children: one more minute of play before bedtime, before going to do our homework, beforeĀ  being given an injection… As though that “one more minute” might somehow change things…

As we grow up, it takes small, everyday forms – such as the “snooze” button of the alarm clock, or lingering a little over a coffee break before that unpleasant meeting, or procrastination in general. Or else, in really bad moments, we revert to that kind of panicked, irrational craving for “one more minute”, just to stave off the bad things a little longer, to keep them away – no matter how little – to not have them happen just yet. Continue reading →

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