* Why I am Not. . . (A Photo Riddle)

Where Id was there shall Ego be.

Freud's couch.








Regan:

". . . He hath ever but slenderly known himself."

King Lear (I, i, 291 ff)








And the beautiful people come and go, talking of Michelangelo...
































































































Gloucester:


As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods,
They kill us for their sport.


King Lear Act 4, scene 1, 35–37

TRIPTYCH



The "most beautiful woman in the world" dies at age 36 due to a false (unconscious?) belief: a Princess is not subject to the laws of physics; I need not wear a seat belt.


The "handsomest man in the world" dies at age 39 due to a false (unconscious?) belief: the oedipal complex ("the anxiety of influence"as Harold Bloom calls it) does not apply to me; Just because my father's death rivetted the attention of the entire world, does not mean I will be drawn subconsciously to try to supercede it.

The 20th Century's most famous atheist, and the most brilliant mathematician since Euclid, is granted 98 years of life (1872-1970) and activism, once chaining himself to the steps of Parliament, in protest of Britain's possession of nuclear weapons.




Gloucester:


As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods,
They kill us for their sport.


King Lear Act 4, scene 1, 35–37