The Time Is Out of Joint Quotes

“In despair and extreme distress, men and women prophesy the downfall of their enemies and the victory of their own cause, simply to vent their rage or indignation, to strengthen their resistance, to amass courage in the face of death.”
― Ágnes Heller, The Time Is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher of History

“Had [Shakespeare] put into the mouths of his heroes only prophecies that were later confirmed, he would have made a case for the total predictability of history. The false prophets are there for a purpose; they testify to the unpredictability of the historical future.”
― Ágnes Heller, The Time Is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher of History