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 79
... scene presencing the hallucinated dagger cannot ( as Olivier and others recognized ) be turned into a conventional horror scene , full of mere knee - knock- ing and guilt . In Olivier's performance , there was no melodra- matic ...
... scene presencing the hallucinated dagger cannot ( as Olivier and others recognized ) be turned into a conventional horror scene , full of mere knee - knock- ing and guilt . In Olivier's performance , there was no melodra- matic ...
Page 106
... scene in the next subsection , but by way of antic- ipation a few remarks may be forwarded at this point . A while ago I offered two main alternatives : ( 1 ) fighting horror increases it ; ( 2 ) affirming horror decreases it . ( 1 ) ...
... scene in the next subsection , but by way of antic- ipation a few remarks may be forwarded at this point . A while ago I offered two main alternatives : ( 1 ) fighting horror increases it ; ( 2 ) affirming horror decreases it . ( 1 ) ...
Page 258
... scene , 67 , 90 , 106 , 112 , 116 Gloating , 102 , 105 Globe - making , 47 Glory , 156 Glover , Mary , 55 Gold , 210 , 231 n.36 Goldman , Michael , 68 , 88 , 204 Grace , 151 Greek tragedy , 131 Greenblatt , Stephen , 40 Greg , W. W. ...
... scene , 67 , 90 , 106 , 112 , 116 Gloating , 102 , 105 Globe - making , 47 Glory , 156 Glover , Mary , 55 Gold , 210 , 231 n.36 Goldman , Michael , 68 , 88 , 204 Grace , 151 Greek tragedy , 131 Greenblatt , Stephen , 40 Greg , W. W. ...
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