Date of Award
11-28-1968
Degree Type
Master's Essay - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Literatures, Languages, and Cultures
First Advisor
Michael McCanles
Second Advisor
Joseph W. Schwartz
Abstract
Macbeth has been seen by many critics as Shakespeare's most mature vision of evil. Reflecting the classic Christian position which sees evil as a principle of disorder, Shakespeare in Macbeth presents a hero who falls through his violation of personal and social order, and is, in turn, destroyed by the disorder that he creates. In accordance with common Elizabethan attitudes, Shakespeare in Macbeth views the universe as a hierarchy in which man has a particular position to fill. To exceed the limitations of this position was to invite disaster. Macbeth is, in part, a dramatization of this concept of hierarchy. An essential part of this dramatization is the presentation of two conflicting ideals of manhood.
Recommended Citation
Sholty, Janet P., "Images of Manhood: Their Significance in Macbeth" (1968). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 2077.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/2077