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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The Hyperontological View Harald William Fawkner. deepening of fear , but a fear of fear . Fear is fear . But anguish is fear - of - fear . Vertigo is anguish to the extent that I am afraid not of falling over the precipice , but of ...
The Hyperontological View Harald William Fawkner. deepening of fear , but a fear of fear . Fear is fear . But anguish is fear - of - fear . Vertigo is anguish to the extent that I am afraid not of falling over the precipice , but of ...
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... fear of fear . If anguish is fear - of - fear , then the affir- mation of pure fear ( rather than fear - of - fear , rather than " double " fear ) ought to diminish anguish . One can move from anguish to mere fear by trying to find ...
... fear of fear . If anguish is fear - of - fear , then the affir- mation of pure fear ( rather than fear - of - fear , rather than " double " fear ) ought to diminish anguish . One can move from anguish to mere fear by trying to find ...
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... fear . The delineation of Macbeth's fear of Banquo typifies this mechanism : " There is none but he / Whose being I do fear " ( 3.1.53-54 ) . Banquo looms as one who will gain from Truth the absoluteness of metaphysical self - extension ...
... fear . The delineation of Macbeth's fear of Banquo typifies this mechanism : " There is none but he / Whose being I do fear " ( 3.1.53-54 ) . Banquo looms as one who will gain from Truth the absoluteness of metaphysical self - extension ...
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