Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence
<p>A little bit more martial than I was expecting, though apparently the march has been primarily associated with graduations since its composition 1901: the first use was at Yale’s 1905 graduation (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomp_and_Circumstance_Marches" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>!). While the phrase “Pomp and Circumstance” fits graduation well, the scene in <em>Othello </em>is about Iago convincing Othello that Othello’s wife is having an affair, and Othello is regretting getting married and longing for the days when all he had to worry about was waging war. Which, if there’s a metaphorical connection to graduation, I’m not quite English-teacher enough to get it.</p>
<p>All of that to say that graduation is in three days.</p>
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