tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post1016495447812739335..comments2023-02-27T03:53:34.869-05:00Comments on New Paltz Shakespeare: The Spirit of Feste in Much AdoCyrus Mulreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949993053589030711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-77819376779650699832012-09-27T19:20:17.260-04:002012-09-27T19:20:17.260-04:00Although I was a bit confused at first with the me... Although I was a bit confused at first with the meaning of "that that is is" and "nothing that is so is so" I think that I understand what you are getting at, especially when it comes to the transparent and trans-formative identities that occur throughout the beginning of "Much Ado". The first quote "that that is is" would describe that what truly exists will always be so. The essence of the true being can never be really destroyed but only cloaked in another skin or idea. This describes the second quote "nothing that is so is so". These are the "second skins" that the characters try to hide behind in order to cause chaos and excitement in the play. This might be an important idea for all of Shakespeare's plays since all of the ones we have read already have several examples of mistaken identity whether on purpose (like by a potion) or by accident. Christina_Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881036994340540509noreply@blogger.com