The Insufficiency of Virtue: Macbeth and the Natural OrderThe first scene-by-scene philosophical study of any Shakespeare play, this book demonstrates why Shakespeare's poetic writings still arouse and sustain serious inquiry and reflection. Using a combination of philosophical rigor, political insight, and textual thoroughness, Jan H. Blits delineates the competing forms of virtue within Macbeth--the courageous public virtue of warriors like Macbeth and the internal Christian virtue evoked by Duncan. This new interpretation of Macbeth explains crucial paradoxes overlooked by previous scholars and will serve as a model for future scholarship in the field. |
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Page 35
... begins by reminding us of Duncan's re- cent political failures and by raising still further questions about him as king . The fourth scene begins much like scene 2 , with Duncan anxiously await- ing news . There it was news of the ...
... begins by reminding us of Duncan's re- cent political failures and by raising still further questions about him as king . The fourth scene begins much like scene 2 , with Duncan anxiously await- ing news . There it was news of the ...
Page 37
... begin- ning of the scene , throughout the rest of it he practices a secret stratagem that is intended to turn the ... begins his exchange with Macbeth by expressing how much Mac- beth deserves and how little Duncan can pay it : O ...
... begin- ning of the scene , throughout the rest of it he practices a secret stratagem that is intended to turn the ... begins his exchange with Macbeth by expressing how much Mac- beth deserves and how little Duncan can pay it : O ...
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... begins to depart . Without attempting to answer Malcolm's question about leaving his family , he angrily denies that he would be the villain that Malcolm thinks he is for all the land within Macbeth's grasp and the rich East to boot ...
... begins to depart . Without attempting to answer Malcolm's question about leaving his family , he angrily denies that he would be the villain that Malcolm thinks he is for all the land within Macbeth's grasp and the rich East to boot ...
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