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Blood moon: Lunar eclipses in Shakespeare's plays

Lunar eclipse
Lunar eclipse

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Not mentioned here: metaphorical darkness in that Scottish play can be filed under “Fair is foul and Foul is fair” –
Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man’s act,
Threatens his bloody stage. By th’ clock ’tis day,
And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp.
Is ’t night’s predominance or the day’s shame
That darkness does the face of Earth entomb
When living light should kiss it? (2.4.5–10)

elizabeth clark — May 26, 2022