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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... possibility for all language . “ Being , " as it were , calls us on the phone , and as we pick up the receiver saying " yes , " or " yes ? " , we find ourselves - already - engaged in the attentiveness / responsiveness that is language ...
... possibility for all language . “ Being , " as it were , calls us on the phone , and as we pick up the receiver saying " yes , " or " yes ? " , we find ourselves - already - engaged in the attentiveness / responsiveness that is language ...
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... possibility of the absence of order but also the possibility of the absence of an order . Yet in Macbeth woman is not only one who cunningly negotiates the possibility of treason , but also one who resents treason and resents man as its ...
... possibility of the absence of order but also the possibility of the absence of an order . Yet in Macbeth woman is not only one who cunningly negotiates the possibility of treason , but also one who resents treason and resents man as its ...
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... possibility of otherness , of the possibility of the other . And literature is full of miracles . The power of the " miracle " is partly derived from its simplicity , or apparent simplicity : our sense ( like that of the hero ) that it ...
... possibility of otherness , of the possibility of the other . And literature is full of miracles . The power of the " miracle " is partly derived from its simplicity , or apparent simplicity : our sense ( like that of the hero ) that it ...
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