Shakespeare's Tragic SkepticismYale University Press, 1. 1. 2002. - 283 страница Readers of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies have long noted the absence of readily explainable motivations for some of Shakespeare's greatest characters: why does Hamlet delay his revenge for so long? Why does King Lear choose to renounce his power? Why is Othello so vulnerable to Iago's malice? But while many critics have chosen to overlook these omissions or explain them away, Millicent Bell demonstrates that they are essential elements of Shakespeare's philosophy of doubt. Examining the major tragedies, Millicent Bell reveals the persistent strain of philosophical skepticism. Like his contemporary, Montaigne, Shakespeare repeatedly calls attention to the essential unknowability of our world. In a period of social, political, and religious upheaval, uncertainty hovered over matters great and small--the succession of the crown, the death of loved ones from plague, the failure of a harvest. Tumultuous social conditions raised ultimate questions for Shakespeare, Bell argues, and ultimately provoked in him a skepticism which casts shadows of existential doubt over his greatest masterpieces. |
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... cause of death as distinguished from " contributory " causes . When it is realized that these terms in themselves permit of varying interpretation , it is not difficult to understand why physicians have often been in doubt as to the ...
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... caused 1.7 million deaths. Diabetes killed 1.6 million people in 2016, up from less than 1 million in 2000. Deaths due to dementias more than doubled between 2000 and 2016, making it the 5th leading cause of global deaths in 2016 ...
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... cause resulting in a significant loss among children 2,500 grams or less at birth . Actually , the mortality rate in the group for this cause alone was about 1 times the rate for all causes among mature infants . For the infants ...
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... cause variation is born of circumstances out of the ordinary. They may be difficult to predict and intermittent. Special cause variation results from factors outside of the process and is not a part of the system as designed. Due to ...
... cause variation is born of circumstances out of the ordinary. They may be difficult to predict and intermittent. Special cause variation results from factors outside of the process and is not a part of the system as designed. Due to ...
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Hamlet Revenge | 29 |
Othellos Jealousy | 80 |
Unaccommodated Lear | 138 |
Macbeths Deeds | 191 |
The Roman Frame | 241 |
Selected Bibliography | 279 |
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