Ruthless Ambition And Moral Scruples In Shakespeares Macbeth

Author : Lisa Kastl
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668886725
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ruthless ambition and moral scruples in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" written by Lisa Kastl and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Stuttgart (Anglistik), course: Introduction to Literary Studies, language: English, abstract: Is Macbeth blinded by his ruthless ambition? Or does he still have moral scruples? This essay is an analysis of the figure Macbeth with the aim to proof that he does have moral scruples, which eventually lend credence to his character. Macbeth is certainly one of the shortest tragedies written by William Shakespeare. Still, it is one of the most well-known Shakespearean tragedies. The entire play consists of only five acts which tell the story of the ambitious Thane of Glamis Macbeth, who murders his king in order to accede to the throne. The main character shows an unusual complexity for such a concise play.

Author : Tim Spiekerman
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791448670
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare's Political Realism written by Tim Spiekerman and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2001-01-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the continuing relevance of important political themes in five of Shakespeare's English History plays.

Author : Joseph Pearce
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681492423
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Macbeth written by Joseph Pearce and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-02-05 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the darkest of all Shakespeare?s plays, Macbeth is also one of the most challenging. Is it a work of nihilistic despair, ?a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?, or is it a cautionary tale warning of the dangers of Machiavellianism and relativism? Does it lead to hell and hopelessness, or does it point to a light beyond the darkness? This critical edition of Shakespeare?s classic psychological drama contains essays by some of today?s leading critics, exploring Macbeth as a morality play, as a history play with contemporary relevance, and as a drama that shows a vision of evil and that grapples with the problem of free will. The Ignatius Critical Editions represent a tradition-oriented alternative to popular textbook series such as the Norton Critical Editions or Oxford World Classics, and are designed to concentrate on traditional readings of the Classics of world literature. Whereas many modern critical editions have succumbed to the fads of modernism and post-modernism, this series will concentrate on tradition-oriented criticism of these great works. Edited by acclaimed literary biographer, Joseph Pearce, the Ignatius Critical Editions will ensure that traditional moral readings of the works are given prominence, instead of the feminist, or deconstructionist readings that often proliferate in other series of 'critical editions'. As such, they represent a genuine extension of consumer-choice, enabling educators, students and lovers of good literature to buy editions of classic literary works without having to 'buy into' the ideologies of secular fundamentalism. The series is particularly aimed at tradition-minded literature professors offering them an alternative for their students. The initial list will have about 15 - 20 titles. The goal is to release three books a season, or six in a year.

Author : Robert N. Watson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780674437470
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare and the Hazards of Ambition written by Robert N. Watson and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160413884X
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William Shakespeare's Macbeth written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of literary criticism focusing on Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

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Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare and Psychology written by and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elisabeth Bronfen
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526142333
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serial Shakespeare written by Elisabeth Bronfen and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare is everywhere in contemporary media culture. This book explores the reasons for this dissemination and reassemblage. Ranging widely over American TV drama, it discusses the use of citations in Westworld and The Wire, demonstrating how they tap into but also transform Shakespeare’s preferred themes and concerns. It then examines the presentation of female presidents in shows such as Commander in Chief and House of Cards, revealing how they are modelled on figures of female sovereignty from his plays. Finally, it analyses the specifically Shakespearean dramaturgy of Deadwood and The Americans. Ultimately, the book brings into focus the way serial TV drama appropriates Shakespeare in order to give voice to the unfinished business of the American cultural imaginary.

Author : Sabine Buchholz
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638906205
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The controversial character of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth written by Sabine Buchholz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-01-30 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Siegen (FB 3: Literatur-, Sprach- und Medienwissenschaften), course: A Survey of English Literature 1500-1750, language: English, abstract: In Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth (1606), the plot’s fatale process is actuated due to some disastrous factors working hand in hand: Obviously, the witches and their mysterious prophecy play an initializing role, but only the particular disposition of the protagonist and – what is maybe even more important – the character sketch of his wife induce the tapering of the story line. This essay is to concentrate on the latter part of the portentous couple, Lady Macbeth. Its focus of analysis is the matter of femaleness: Up to what extent does the central woman character leave the specific ‘female realm’ of passiveness, debility and subjection? Is she to be considered a revolutionary, emancipated woman? Or do we find more points in her behaviour supporting that all her attempts to step out of the male domination must fail?

Author : GRK Murty
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527539970
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership Lessons from Shakespeare’s Plays written by GRK Murty and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Whatsoever a great man does, the same is done by others as well”, says the Bhagavadgītā. Shakespeare is one of such great men. He decocted man’s cosmic world into his plays, and his characters display greatness along with humility and frailty. His plays, which so lucidly articulate the hidden process of interiority of the protagonists, are a living force even today. The problems that they portray and the consequences that they map are not dissimilar to those that the leaders of today’s businesses encounter. Today’s leaders are, of course, equipped with better tools to manage these, but they may not be superior to the spiritual depth or moral strength that we experience in these classics. In a refreshing approach, this book delineates theories of leadership and management through the characters and the themes of the Bard’s plays, contextualizing their infinite variety to the concepts being expounded in today’s business environment.

Author : Vinzent Fröhlich
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638057062
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The construction of femininity and masculinity in Shakespeare`s Macbeth written by Vinzent Fröhlich and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examination Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), 50 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The title of this paper is “The Construction of Femininity and Masculinity in Shakespeare`s Macbeth". As this title suggests, I analyzed how Shakespeare construes female and male identity in Macbeth. As in many Shakespearean dramas the play starts with the destruction of order leading up to a crisis and ending in the restoration of order at the end of the play (Gelfert 32). The political order that is destroyed in the course of the play is King Duncan`s natural and fair order which appreciates a unique set of masculine and feminine values. Macbeth murders King Duncan in order to usurp his throne. Macbeth`s reign turns Duncan`s order into chaos and moral order cannot return to Scotland until the tyrant ruler Macbeth is defeated by troops who fight for the restoration of Duncan`s order, through the coronation of his son Malcolm. This essay deals with the question of how Shakespeare shapes female and male characters. As a matter of fact, female and male characters are ultimately involved in the destruction and restoration of Scotland. This involves questions such as: Which historical concepts does Shakespeare use to construe his male and female characters? Does he construe “typical” gender roles? And what happens when gender boundaries are crossed, when men develop feminine traits and women male ones? With special regard to the marriage of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, I also analyzed the interaction between the genders. In the course of my analysis, I used the term “gender”, originating from Anglo-American feminist discourse, meaning ”the social, cultural, and psychological meaning imposed upon biological sexual identity” (Showalter 1-2). Interpreting femininity and masculinity as “gender” constructions allows a more thorough analysis of the various processes involved in the “making” of men and women. Whilst the term “sex” suggests that children naturally acquire the appropriate masculine or feminine behavioural norms of their society, the term “gender” can also indicate that some people feel discrepancies between their “anatomical sex and experiential sense of gender and sexuality” (Showalter 2). After a short historical introduction about the origins of the play, I analyzed the masculine world of chivalry that the play takes place in. Understanding the world of chivalry, its values and codes is required as most of the male characters are construed as chivalrous knights serving in the corps of King Duncan. Enjoy!