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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... vanishing and presence is another . It is this tension that I shall now discuss . I define " vanishing " as presencing that presences without pres- ence and without presences . I give an example at once : For brave Macbeth ( well he ...
... vanishing and presence is another . It is this tension that I shall now discuss . I define " vanishing " as presencing that presences without pres- ence and without presences . I give an example at once : For brave Macbeth ( well he ...
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... vanish'd " ( 1.5.3-5 ) . What is interesting here is not the banal and empirical fact that the witches actually can vanish , but that they come to represent a sphere where vanishing has replaced self - presence . Once in his servile ...
... vanish'd " ( 1.5.3-5 ) . What is interesting here is not the banal and empirical fact that the witches actually can vanish , but that they come to represent a sphere where vanishing has replaced self - presence . Once in his servile ...
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... vanishing ( into the nothingness of " fits " ) is on- todramatically related to heroic vanishing and witchcraft . In the military world of the opening scenes , Macbeth " vanished " into the enemy ranks ; and he also caused a " vanishing ...
... vanishing ( into the nothingness of " fits " ) is on- todramatically related to heroic vanishing and witchcraft . In the military world of the opening scenes , Macbeth " vanished " into the enemy ranks ; and he also caused a " vanishing ...
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