u/Fickle_Reveal_215

This might be a bit of an unusual question, but I was reading the Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Textual Studies, and the Introduction said this:

>Interpretation leads to a proliferation of meaning: as their reception across the centuries demonstrates, Shakespeare's texts mean many things to many people. Textual studies, by contrast, involve a return to origins, a movement ad fontes, to the sources. As Erasmus put it in a humanist manifesto half a millenium ago: 'First and foremost, however, recourse must be had to the sources themselves' [...] Whereas the primary textual object of Erasmus and other humanists was Holy Scripture, that of the Shakespearean is what some have considered its closest secular equivalent: the text of Shakespeare.

So we have a general sense of trying to find out the 'world behind the text' in both Shakespeare's texts and the Bible, even though they were written, edited and compiled under very different circumstances. But then it goes on to say that

>Shakespeare's much praised verse [....] reaches us as an editorial collage whose modern origins are ignored by all but the initiated. Shakespeare's editors are often the unacknowledged mediators of the word.

I found this extremely interesting, because it goes on to elaborate on how much of Shakespeare's plays were originally written in fragments, and were edited and compiled into quartos (cheaper copies), and then the First Folio (generally more expensive, and I suppose more 'official'?) But even this compiling and editing was something that Shakespeare was less involved in. Even after he died, people continued to edit, censor, readapt and add certain lines to the texts for publication - people still edit Shakespeare for their own goals today, a little like biblical translations being carried for a certain purpose/s.

My question is, because of the multiple similarities in textual construction, was there any institutional link between the two? Was there ever any influence by Shakespearean scholarship on biblical scholarship/the rise in the documentary hypothesis, or vice versa? If so, I'd love to know which sources I can look to for more information. Thank you!

Okay, so I haven't actually graduated. Because of mental health reasons, I'm doing an external repeat of the final year of my degree. I'm not sure how it is in other universities around the world, but where I am we have the option to do an internal repeat (repeating everything with the expectation to pay tuition and attend lectures) and an external repeat (finishing any outstanding assignments from the year before, with no expectation to pay tuition or attend lectures).

Also, the area I'm in doesn't really like hiring students, because of the assumption that they won't be as available. But because I'm doing an external repeat from home, I'll absolutely be fully available because I won't really be doing anything else otherwise - except for the uni assignments that I'll be doing in my own time.

I'm applying for a part-time job so maybe this isn't as relevant, but I'm considering putting on my resume that I've already graduated, so that the employers don't assume that I'm just another student who will barely be available. I appreciate any help!

Last year in May, I discovered tinder on my dad’s phone, as well as flirty messages he had with a coworker. Today, whilst flicking through the TV channels, we came across Before Sunset with Ethan hawke.

My dad asked me why he and uma thurman divorced, and I said that he cheated. Then he made this pseudo-enlightened remark about how Ethan didn’t just cheat on his wife, but on his child as well because the betrayal impacts both of them. I just sat there at the table and thought “are you actually serious?” cos he isn’t aware that my mum and I know about his disloyalty. It made me wonder what was going through his head - was it major cognitive dissonance, or did he feel guilt in that moment? I’ll never know, but I wanted to share because it made me feel really sad.

Okay so, I’m writing my thesis on a chapter in the Bible, but it’s a little bit out there and fringe, and I’m certainly not an authority on the text. Is there anywhere I can discuss or ask about the idea for feedback?

Hello. I was doing some reflecting about some of the friends that I distanced myself from, because they did some things that really hurt my feelings.

It feels like an extremely tangled mess of different grudges, some of which aren’t even to do with me and are more about things to do with other people, or even things that are bigoted (this is a big reason why I established some distance).

The thing is, I’m a veteran people pleaser, and, while I have absolutely done it before with other people, I haven’t confronted these ones. Now some people from that network have invited me to hang out, and I don’t know what to do because the grudges I have are against other people who will be at those events. And I realised that I basically have at least one grudge against EVERYONE in my life, which isn’t healthy or good because that’s not fair on either party.

I grew up with parents who basically fought really brutally without resolving anything properly, and I’ve seen them bring up old arguments from 15 years ago before. They would just brush it under the rug and gradually act okay with each other. But I don’t want to be like that. I’m scared though, because one grudge involves me feeling like I’ve been phased out and pushed to the fringe by a friend group, because they went on holiday without me, and they know about this happening with another friend group who also didn’t invite me. I’m in therapy, but I also just want to learn what I can do from here, cos it made me think I’m a shitty friend for ghosting a lot of people who might have no idea why I’m so angry at them. Happy to share more details, and thank you

Basically like what Sid from Toy Story does with his toys. Is there a word for that - specifically with emphasis on the fact that it's rearranged into something different? I saw 'reassembly' and 'reconstruction,' and those are great but they might connote putting the same parts back together into the formation they were in before. 'Recycling' is probably the closest word, but that might imply that the parts would otherwise go to waste if they weren't turned into something new. Thanks! :)

I recently had a massive spike of moral OCD, so I asked a niche question about it using the Google search bar, so that Gemini would give a response. However, I was also aware at how much damage the data centres are doing to the planet, to people, and to animals too. I feel so awful that I've contributed (even if it's small compared to the total impact) to these in some way. I've since stopped using it, because I don't want to contribute to that at all. But I feel like I can't tell my current therapist about it because I discovered that she used AI for a document that she emailed me after one of our sessions, so I worry that she can't help me make better decisions from a politically conscious, anti-AI point of view. What should I do?

I'm one of those people that used to use AI pretty excessively, especially for seeking reassurance for my moral OCD. However, the usage itself created another layer of moral shame - I feel really ashamed at the impact it must have had on the environment, as well as neighbourhoods that are affected by data centres; in terms of the centre's humming noises, physical health problems, and horrible water quality. I feel horrible that I contributed to that, and I want to understand how I can perhaps take accountability and make better decisions in the future?

Basically the title. I think I started heading towards burnout near the end of high school, and then it just got more and more severe throughout university, until I finally had enough at the end of my third year. I've had the summer off to relax and not feel responsible for doing work all the time, which is amazing. But I can't help but go back to it sometimes? I still have feelings of total physical and emotional exhaustion, anxiety, slight cynicism, and I also have OCD so that's debilitating in itself.

But there are certain academic interests that I can't seem to keep my eyes off of? Like, I keep going back to Wikipedia to read more about them, I keep watching Youtube videos to learn more and more. It feels like two birds with one stone, because I'm learning more about it for fun, but it's also relevant to my university course content. But this also feels like a lack of proper boundaries, which are needed for recovery.

Another example - I wrote 1/3 of the prologue/foreword for a personal project of mine, and I felt pretty spent and tense by the end, but I felt so satisfied and in a flow state during and after? Especially because I was listening to some atmospheric music that made the writing process more fun. Has anyone else had this? What does it show, and what can I do to rein it back in a little to make sure I don't go back into feeling even more burned out? Thank you :)

Basically what the title and flair says, though regarding the latter, support would be good too, if possible. It's been a while since I (21M) last posted here, but I feel like this subreddit may help because they did last time, and I hope talking about my role in this is still allowed here, because it's not exactly about myself in a relationship. Last April, I found out that my dad cheated on my mum by dabbling in Tinder, and by flirting on Instagram with a coworker from a different branch at the company he works at. I don't know how far the latter went.

Based on what my mum said to me after I told her, it seems like they both weren't really fulfilling each other's needs in that way, but that's not for me to think about, nor is it an excuse for what he did. But I've noticed that I might be leeching off my dad a little bit, almost like I'm salvaging what's left of him in my own relationship with him.

For context, I'm in uni and I have the immense privilege of my dad basically paying for everything. I've been employed before whilst being at uni, but for the most part, it's him and my mum that helped me financially, plus my student loans which I intend on paying myself when I complete my degree. I'm immensely grateful for the help they've given me, and I'm aware that I'm extremely lucky to have what I have. But recently, a dilemma with my housing situation meant that I had to leave my uni house earlier than expected. This means that he would have had to drive to uni with me on very short notice.

Admittedly, I played a role because I left it quite last-minute, so I apologised and said that I would like to buy dinner and a gift for him as a thank-you. He accepted the apology pretty gracefully, but later, because he was "tired," he got angry that my request was short notice. I ended up calling the housing maintenance man and managed to postpone it to next Monday, and my dad said sorry for "overreacting." He then gave me a hug and made up with me. But then shortly after, my mum and dad were talking and he said in his native language that both her and I only talk to him when we want something.

Which kinda feels true. It does seem like I'm PIMO (physically in, mentally out) with him, and that doing something nice for him feels like self-betrayal. I'm also not employed at the moment because I'm back home now and retaking the year, though I think I will likely get a job when the new university year starts, because his infidelity followed by my granddad's death a few months later led me to burnout. I just feel like I'm not doing great in my "son," role, and that I should be more reciprocal, because I do think it's partially true. But they came down to uni quite often, almost weekly, and we'd spent the day together. So I did talk to them and see them when I was at uni, quite a lot more compared to other students. They'd help out and give me food and dry my laundry (no tumbledryer at my house) whenever they wanted and offer, but that help was mostly initiated by them, and often imposed on me even when I declined. I don't know. It feels complicated and I feel really guilty for not being employed and helping him out more, and for just not doing enough in general. He expressed his frustration at this before I found out about the infidelity too, but I think his verbal abuse growing up just led to that PIMO. But I guess it's not an excuse? Is anyone able to help?

Basically what the title says. I recently got a 55 mark back on a 3rd year undergrad English Lit essay, and I got pretty critical feedback. It kinda made sense, and I don't want to point fingers at people to avoid responsibility for refining my own work. But I felt so mad at my teacher, and I keep on thinking about how good I used to be at writing before things slowly got worse, and before I found out about my dad's affairs when I snooped on his phone. A few days after my parents' wedding anniversary by the way. I used to get above 70 (First class) in multiple essays, and getting below 60 used to be quite rare. I just feel so worn out and ready to be done with uni work, but I can't seem to do anything properly. I'm so slow at writing now, and I often space out at my screen not being able to do the regular process of writing continuously with regular breaks. I will have bursts of motivation that will last a few minutes, and then my brain just stops working and I get brain fog. I really don't want a bad mark after that much work during the degree. I told my mum, and he still doesn't know that we know because they never do anything about their problems. How can I make the final push? I know I might never be the same person. And I'm not stupid, but lately I feel like I've become more so. I also don't want to do essay resits in the summer like i did last year, but maybe that's my only option. I have my dissertation (8k words), then a 4k word assignment, and 3 2k word assignments to do after that, and then I'm done with uni for good.