Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 57Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... evil . Satan must , to oppose God completely , represent evil loved for itself . Hecate demonstrates the impossibility of this idea . Once one postulates beings that bring evil into the world , and contrive all harms , they do so for ...
... evil . Satan must , to oppose God completely , represent evil loved for itself . Hecate demonstrates the impossibility of this idea . Once one postulates beings that bring evil into the world , and contrive all harms , they do so for ...
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... EVIL Despite the optimism associated with Malcolm's final ac- cession to the throne , the atmosphere of Macbeth is gener- ally dark , repellent , threatening . This effect is achieved by an unnatural poetic exaggeration , emphasizing ...
... EVIL Despite the optimism associated with Malcolm's final ac- cession to the throne , the atmosphere of Macbeth is gener- ally dark , repellent , threatening . This effect is achieved by an unnatural poetic exaggeration , emphasizing ...
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... evil for the sake of evil . Is arranging Mac- beth's doom on a par for the witches with cherishing a pilot's thumb ? Hecate's motive seems to be her art or craft itself : paradoxically , it is only her love of excellence that makes her ...
... evil for the sake of evil . Is arranging Mac- beth's doom on a par for the witches with cherishing a pilot's thumb ? Hecate's motive seems to be her art or craft itself : paradoxically , it is only her love of excellence that makes her ...
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Introduction | 1 |
History and Philosophy | 31 |
Representation and Identity | 40 |
Copyright | |
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