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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... structure - thinking : the idea that texts can be " functions " of specific structures . As such , a " structure " is al- ways a closed system , something that exhausts possibilities , in- cluding its own . But if " the historical ...
... structure - thinking : the idea that texts can be " functions " of specific structures . As such , a " structure " is al- ways a closed system , something that exhausts possibilities , in- cluding its own . But if " the historical ...
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... structure of mind is indistinguishable from his desire to explode that structure and ride recklessly away on the fantastical improbability of its reality . On the other hand , and conversely , the very negation of murder has a striking ...
... structure of mind is indistinguishable from his desire to explode that structure and ride recklessly away on the fantastical improbability of its reality . On the other hand , and conversely , the very negation of murder has a striking ...
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... structure sexual and physical desire ( 2.3.31-35 ) but also desire in general as it is foregrounded in the play as ... structural at all . The soliloquy on " consequences " has engaged with this very indefinition of consequentiality ...
... structure sexual and physical desire ( 2.3.31-35 ) but also desire in general as it is foregrounded in the play as ... structural at all . The soliloquy on " consequences " has engaged with this very indefinition of consequentiality ...
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