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Issues discussed concern the portrayal of nihilism in William Shakespeare’s ’Macbeth,’ focusing on the existential and psychological aspects of character motivation. Topics include Macbeth’s anxiety over loss of control, his detached emotional state, and the relationship between literature and moral philosophy.
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Item Citation: New Literary History. Summer, 2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p529, 23 p.Publication Type: Academic Journal; Source: New Literary History; Language: Undetermined; Publication Date: 20000622; Rights: Copyright 2000 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.; Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press