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 52
... witches represent " evil " and the best interpretation to be the idea that they monitor equivocation and Truth . From the viewpoint of the play as a whole , they distribute the economies of equivocation ; from the viewpoint of the hero ...
... witches represent " evil " and the best interpretation to be the idea that they monitor equivocation and Truth . From the viewpoint of the play as a whole , they distribute the economies of equivocation ; from the viewpoint of the hero ...
Page 53
... witches as they appear in the play . Sooner or later they have to be compared with themselves , have to be taken for what they are worth in the play . From this viewpoint , it is clear , the Weird Sisters are unique just like the play ...
... witches as they appear in the play . Sooner or later they have to be compared with themselves , have to be taken for what they are worth in the play . From this viewpoint , it is clear , the Weird Sisters are unique just like the play ...
Page 72
... Witches . 1 Witch . Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd . 2 Witch . Thrice , and once the hedge - pig whin'd . 3 Witch . Harpier cries : - ' Tis time , ' tis time . 1 Witch . Round about the cauldron go ; In the poison'd entrails throw ...
... Witches . 1 Witch . Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd . 2 Witch . Thrice , and once the hedge - pig whin'd . 3 Witch . Harpier cries : - ' Tis time , ' tis time . 1 Witch . Round about the cauldron go ; In the poison'd entrails throw ...
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