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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-25, day precision Aliases: play

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Plays

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...greatest playwright in English. I don't think from his very first plays, you could say that he pulled away from the very you know,..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...greatest playwright in English. I don't think from his very first plays, you could say that he pulled away from the very you know,..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope (2026-06-25, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Question Peter, Leave Beatrice, Defeat Virgil; Paradise As A School For Imagination And Will.

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Key Notes

Lecture response given on 2026-06-25.

model

He argues that Shakespeare became great gradually rather than arriving fully formed, which is why singular-origin stories misdescribe the actual development of the plays.

Timestamped Evidence

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · Dante #10: Purgatory Cantos 5-14

Transcript

"...by neoclassical French critics who held against him that he wrote plays that didn't obey the unities, the supposed all -important Aristotelian unities of..."

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · Dante #10: Purgatory Cantos 5-14

Transcript

"...to the universe. So in Shakespeare, and always like 37, 39 plays, does anyone make a prayer? That's the first question. The second question..."

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · Dante #10: Purgatory Cantos 5-14

Transcript

"...on Shakespeare and says some interesting things about several of the plays. Macbeth was his favorite, by the way. And Lincoln knew that he..."

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...feel about it, but what is your prediction for how this plays out? I'm terrified about what the consequences could be here, because the..."

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