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Word: misunderstands (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Just so no one would misunderstand, Castro made it clear that all the other Soviet-bloc weapons already delivered-the MIG jets, heavy artillery and tanks -belonged to Cuba alone. In fact, said Castro, "several months ago the Soviet Union decided to cancel the whole arms debt of our country." Was Cuba weakened by Khrushchev's retreat? Was Castro diminished? "Don't think that the retirement of these strategic arms disarms us. All the other arms stay in this country. Fatherland or death! We will conquer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Americas: The Puppet Sovereign | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

...opening night, Tennessee Williams sat in a box above the Spoleto stage, sipping scotch, now and again crying out gleefully, relishing the repugnance of his new creations. Lest anyone misunderstand them, he contributed a program note: "If the play achieves even partially its artistic intention, you will find it possible to pity this female clown even while her absurd pretentions and her panicky last effort to hide from her final destruction make you laugh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Festivals: Milk Run | 7/20/1962 | See Source »

Thus with perfect clarity, Sartre manipulates the myth to portray Orestes' struggle against the gods, his growing commitment, and his redemption of the people. However, unless I sorely misunderstand the play, the surface clarity of structure disguises a number of deep philosophic muddles. Electra assures Orestes that by committing his murders, he is merely fulfilling the curse on the House of Atreus; Orestes, on the other hand, assures Zeus that by killing the tyrant he is fulfilling himself. Certainly he never for an instant feels the remorse which Electra's interpretation of his act would make necessary--but Electra does...

Author: By Allan Katz, | Title: The Flies | 3/22/1962 | See Source »

...very close to crushing Watanabe, the old man. Death so appalls him that to escape the thought of it he must drink, although he realizes alcohol will only worsen his condition. He tries to tell his son and daughter-in-law what is wrong with him, but they completely misunderstand his first few remarks and prevent him from explaining his predicament. His son's aloofness is a severe blow; for Watanabe, widowed soon after his marriage, has devoted his life...

Author: By Frederic L. Ballard jr., | Title: Ikiru | 4/17/1961 | See Source »

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