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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Page 67
... produced neurotically by the deepening of metaphysical servitude , cannot be coped with in terms of that servitude , and hence the dialec- tical world of meaning produced by the " struggle to death " looms as an ultimate exit . A duel ...
... produced neurotically by the deepening of metaphysical servitude , cannot be coped with in terms of that servitude , and hence the dialec- tical world of meaning produced by the " struggle to death " looms as an ultimate exit . A duel ...
Page 99
... producing his characteristic fit , by pres- encing an equivocation which he cannot master but which he immediately wants to ... produced by the ethical monstrosity of the act as by the much more frightening fact that Macbeth intuits the ...
... producing his characteristic fit , by pres- encing an equivocation which he cannot master but which he immediately wants to ... produced by the ethical monstrosity of the act as by the much more frightening fact that Macbeth intuits the ...
Page 173
... produced by the absolute emptying of the epoch of meaning , the act of treating empirical existence as " valueless " in act 1 was produced by the absolutely opposite gesture of subordinating mere " life " to the ideals that fighting for ...
... produced by the absolute emptying of the epoch of meaning , the act of treating empirical existence as " valueless " in act 1 was produced by the absolutely opposite gesture of subordinating mere " life " to the ideals that fighting for ...
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