Hans G. Schantz (@aetherczar): "It’s all right there in front of your nose. But it’s hard to see, until Robert Frederick explains to you what’s really going on."

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Hans G. Schantz

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It’s all right there in front of your nose. But it’s hard to see, until Robert Frederick explains to you what’s really going on.

In my reading Romeo and Juliet is actually a horror movie. Friar is secretly a Gnostic alchemist working in cahoots with Nurse, using Romeo as bait, luring Juliet in for a sacrifice in order to bring peace to Verona. All the evidence for this reading is right there in the text of the play. Let’s have a look.

The Hidden Life Is Best

Feb 3

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2:34 PM

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