Deconstructing Macbeth: The Hyperontological ViewMacbeth is discussed in relation to Derrida's notion of the metaphysics of presence. Fawkner argues that the quest for metaphysical certitude in Macbeth is related to the hero's transformation from a heroic to a post-heroic status. |
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... discourse affirms a level of response where philosophical issues are already within view - and over- whelmingly so . When Macbeth slips into his " to - morrow " solilo- quy , when Hamlet contemplates the bare bodkin , when Lear roars in ...
... discourse affirms a level of response where philosophical issues are already within view - and over- whelmingly so . When Macbeth slips into his " to - morrow " solilo- quy , when Hamlet contemplates the bare bodkin , when Lear roars in ...
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... discourses and scenes , organizes the most significant aspects of the play by bringing them into suggestive interrelation ... discourse another tone . The Weird Sisters organize one kind of tone , Duncan a completely different one . This ...
... discourses and scenes , organizes the most significant aspects of the play by bringing them into suggestive interrelation ... discourse another tone . The Weird Sisters organize one kind of tone , Duncan a completely different one . This ...
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... discourse ( including the branch called criticism ) forwards its mastery by favoring an " atonal norm . " 1 But since " tone " is what normative “ scientific " discourse excludes in order to give itself the semblance of neutral truth ...
... discourse ( including the branch called criticism ) forwards its mastery by favoring an " atonal norm . " 1 But since " tone " is what normative “ scientific " discourse excludes in order to give itself the semblance of neutral truth ...
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