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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... Presence A few words need to be said about presence , since I will be discussing Macbeth in terms of a deconstruction of presence . We saw , some time ago , how Derrida identified deconstruction as something that " thinks only on the ...
... Presence A few words need to be said about presence , since I will be discussing Macbeth in terms of a deconstruction of presence . We saw , some time ago , how Derrida identified deconstruction as something that " thinks only on the ...
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... presence and a Macbeth who obscurely antici- pates the perfect emptiness of this metaphysical presence ; also , the former side of the issue is directly instrumental in complet- ing the latter . The metaphysics of presence itself voids ...
... presence and a Macbeth who obscurely antici- pates the perfect emptiness of this metaphysical presence ; also , the former side of the issue is directly instrumental in complet- ing the latter . The metaphysics of presence itself voids ...
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... presence of Banquo when Macbeth has made him absent ( from Truth / " Macbeth " / Crown ) , the continued presence / absence of that which by now should clinically be only absence . The presence of Banquo ( real or spectral ) now equals ...
... presence of Banquo when Macbeth has made him absent ( from Truth / " Macbeth " / Crown ) , the continued presence / absence of that which by now should clinically be only absence . The presence of Banquo ( real or spectral ) now equals ...
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