Diary Continued (23) Richard III... and further Shakespearian codicils.

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On July 22nd 1987 I journeyed with Angela Julian-Day from Brussels to Antwerp to visit the zoo and the Rubens House Museum.
On the train there I read Shakespeare’s play, Richard III.

When I got to Rubens’ house there were posters all around announcing a performance of Richard III scheduled for two weeks’ time in the garden of the house itself.
...   ...   ...
In 2012 this codicil was to happen at Facebook.
James Eadon, who had already published extracts from my book plus readers´ opinions on it and even some of my unpublished coincidence examples at his website, put up at Facebook a link to an announced exhibition at the National Gallery in London of the works of Peter Paul Rubens.

That prompted me to post a link to this Blog Entry.
Eadon responded - 


James Eadon Uncanny, Brother H. James Plaskett The arts coincidence comes full Circle, I have very nearly finished the play Richard III! Most of the way through Act 5 Scene 3. Did you know I was reading that? >mind blown<
May 30 at 10:53pm ·

  • H. James Plaskett How COULD I have known? But the coincidence has been up at my blog for years, so you may have subliminally registered THAT I suppose. But, even so...
    May 30 at 11:01pm ·

  • James Eadon I had not read that posting, and indeed bought Richard III by accident, the only reason I was reading it was that the play I was otherwise reading I lost. That was Henry IV part 1, lost it in Germany. So I read Richard III instead, I bought the plays 3 for 2 at Foyles. I'm pretty sure I didn't mention reading Shakespeare here so it's a full blowing mind-f***
    May 30 at 11:08pm ·

  • H. James Plaskett What, may I ask, made you post the link to Rubens and the National Gallery?
    May 30 at 11:40pm ·

  • H. James Plaskett Regarding the reading of Shakespeare you may wish also to read Entry 99 at the Blog...
    May 30 at 11:44pm ·

  • James Eadon the rubens thing came up in the fb feed, due to me "like"ing the national gallery, I think. I finished the play last night too. A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
    May 31 at 9:04pm ·

  • And three years later, on June 16th 2015, the codicils continued.
  • I posted at my Facebook wall a reference to never feeling too sorry for oneself for there were always individuals worse off.
  • The following was then posted -
    • James Eadon A true sentiment indeedy! My latest job is on a project where everyone is under enormous pressure. But, as Theon said on GoT, things can always be worse, they can be much much worse!
      Like · Reply · 17 hrs
    • H. James Plaskett "And worse I may be yet, the worst is not So long as we can say ´This is the worst´" King Lear
      Like · Reply · 1 · 13 hrs · 
    • James Eadon GOBSMACKED! Every time you mention a Shakespearean play, I just happen to be reading that very same play! #bizarrecoincidence
      Like · Reply · 1 hr
    • James Eadon Incidentally in that play Shakespeare uses the word "unfriended" which was rather startling!
      Like · Reply · 1 hr
    • James Eadon I've not read Shakespeare for a while but bought Lear ten days ago.
      Like · Reply · 1 hr
    • H. James Plaskett That Shakespearian codicil, then, I shall add to the already extant one at my Blog re Richard 2nd.
      Like · Reply · 
  • Here is the episode of Game of Thrones - a series I had never seen - with the quote to which Eadon alluded -
  • https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/game-thrones-did-appreciate-gift-140500328.html
  • And the last Shakespearian codici was years after when I, quite deliberately, did to Eadon what I have rarely done to anyone on Facebook.
  • I "unfriended" him.

    • Comments

    Jim Eadon said…
    Mind blowing coincidence that I posed the Reubens link and am just finishing Richard III, what a stunner.
    2:14 pm
    Jim Eadon said…
    I hasted to add, there's nothing supernatural about this, coincidences are inevitable :)
    11:49 am
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