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SUMMARY:Shakespeare Turns the Parables Inside Out
DESCRIPTION:Join the E. Beatrice Batson Shakespeare Society for the 2026 
 Shakespeare Lecture with Dr. Grace Tiffany: "Shakespeare Turns the Parables 
 Inside Out."\n\nShakespeare’s plays\, like his Biblically literate 
 audience\, were deeply concerned with gospel parables such as that of the 
 Talents\, The Unjust Steward\, the Wedding Feast\, and\, above all\, the 
 Prodigal Son. His plays’ plots invoke and often imitate these well-known 
 stories. However\, his plays contain no simple symbolic enactments of 
 parables which are themselves allegorical and often confusing. Instead\, 
 Shakespeare creates characters who wrest the parables from their gospel 
 contexts to support political ambitions\, erotic quests\, or simple 
 reckless behavior. The plays expose the human tendency to twist scripture 
 to unchristian purposes\, but also suggest the difficulty of applying the 
 Bible’s metaphors to life in the workaday world.\n\nThis event is free 
 and open to the public. For more information\, contact the Batson 
 Shakespeare Society at shakespeare.society@wheaton.edu.
LOCATION:Bakke Auditorium\, Wade Center
ORGANIZER;CN="The Library":MAILTO:library@wheaton.edu
CATEGORIES:Shakespeare Society
CONTACT;CN="The Library":MAILTO:library@wheaton.edu
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