Have you ever dealt with a jealous partner? (contest)
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So how will you win? Simply drop a comment on this blog post giving a short account of an instance when you’ve been faced with jealousy. The themes of Othello, as many of you may know, are jealousy, betrayal, prejudice and deceit. So, feel free to drop some of your horror stories here (remember, don’t provide identifying details, just the gist of the story). I will be drawing a random winner on Monday July 19th, 2009 at 2pm.
More information on Bard on The Beach 2009 from their own website:
Bard on the Beach is a registered not-for-profit society with a mandate to present the works of William Shakespeare professionally and with integrity in an annual Festival that is both affordable and accessible to a wide audience, and to nurture and promote a passion and enthusiasm for Shakespeare’s work.
The plays are staged in Vanier Park on Vancouver’s waterfront, in open-ended tents with a spectacular backdrop of mountains, sea and sky. The Mainstage tent seats 520 patrons and offers two productions staged in repertory from June through September. The 240-seat Douglas Campbell Studio Stage was added in 1999 as a venue for the lesser-known plays in Shakespeare’s canon or innovative stagings of his greater works. In addition to its Shakespeare productions, Bard offers many ancillary activities including Words and Music concerts and specialty workshops and forums.
I am impressed with the growth of Bard, which served 87,000 patrons in the 2008 season. I will be attending one of the performances as JT’s guest on one of the coming weekends (he has always been a huge Bard on the Beach fan, as am I) and I will most likely be reporting back. I suspect the show will be just as amazing as it always has been in previous years. You can learn more about the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival (including ways to purchase tickets online) by visiting their website. You can check the July 2009 schedule here. Again, thanks to BoTB for sponsoring this contest, and good luck to everyone!
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It’s actually quite funny that the only relationship I’ve had where there was jealousy was with one of my dearest friends. She would always get a little jealous whenever I spent time with any new female friends and never wanted to come out with us.
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The problem with betrayal (which I found out the hard way) is when you find out about it after it’s been on going for a substantial amount of time.
One of my exes was a very jealous person: needed passwords to all my accounts, stayed up till I was home, would insist on driving to and picking me up to meet friends, check my phone records…and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Yep, good riddance.
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I’m not really the jealous type at all. I think the last time I really felt jealous was in high school. My ex-girlfriend, who I held a torch for for a long time after we broke up, began spending time with another friend of mine. As far as I know now in retrospect, it was purely a friendship thing between them. But, I was sure at the time there was something going on. Jealousy is a very lonely feeling, because ultimately no one can help you with it.
When I have felt it, it’s always felt like a kind of concentrated loneliness, with a dash of envy thrown in – a nasty cocktail. The loneliness thing is pretty ironic since the reason for it is stems from the fear that you’ll end up alone. Ultimately, it’s pretty absurd. But, when you feel it, it’s all-encompassing. I find the key to short circuiting jealousy has something to do with seeing how absurd it is from the get-go, and just laughing at it if you can.
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So, I’m jealous of all the people who have a squeeze to take to Bard on the Beach. And I’m jealous of those who can follow a Shakespearean play without referring to Coles Notes throughout. Winning these tickets will give me a reason to ask some cutie to spend an evening of entertainment in the park. And hopefully someone who can let me know what the hell is happening on stage.