Macbeth's deed is done in horror, and without the faintest desire or sense of glory- done, one may almost say, as if it were an appalling duty; the instant it is finished, its futility is revealed to Macbeth as clearly as its vileness had been revealed beforehand
If we are to include the outer and the inner struggle in a conception more definite than that of conflict in general, we must employ some such phrase… - A. C. Bradley
If we are to include the outer and the inner struggle in a conception more definite than that of conflict in general, we must employ some such phrase…
- A. C. Bradley
Research, though toilsome, is easy; imagination, though delightful, is difficult. - A. C. Bradley
Research, though toilsome, is easy; imagination, though delightful, is difficult.
Macbeth's deed is done in horror, and without the faintest desire or sense of glory- done, one may almost say, as if it were an appalling duty; the i… - A. C. Bradley
Macbeth's deed is done in horror, and without the faintest desire or sense of glory- done, one may almost say, as if it were an appalling duty; the i…
The suffering and calamity are, moreover, exceptional. They befall a conspicuous person. They are themselves of some striking kind. They are also, as… - A. C. Bradley
The suffering and calamity are, moreover, exceptional. They befall a conspicuous person. They are themselves of some striking kind. They are also, as…
The story depicts also the troubled part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; and an instantaneous death occurring by 'accide… - A. C. Bradley
The story depicts also the troubled part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; and an instantaneous death occurring by 'accide…
The calamities of tragedy do not simply happen, nor are they sent; they proceed mainly from actions, and those the actions of men.We see a number of … - A. C. Bradley
The calamities of tragedy do not simply happen, nor are they sent; they proceed mainly from actions, and those the actions of men.We see a number of …
A total reverse of fortune, coming unawares upon a man who 'stood in high degree,' happy and apparently secure,-such was the tragic fact to the media… - A. C. Bradley
A total reverse of fortune, coming unawares upon a man who 'stood in high degree,' happy and apparently secure,-such was the tragic fact to the media…
Such exceptional suffering and calamity, then, affecting the hero, and-we must now add-generally extending far and wide beyond him, so as to make the… - A. C. Bradley
Such exceptional suffering and calamity, then, affecting the hero, and-we must now add-generally extending far and wide beyond him, so as to make the…
The centre of the tragedy, therefore, may be said with equal truth to lie in action issuing from character, or in character issuing in action. - A. C. Bradley
The centre of the tragedy, therefore, may be said with equal truth to lie in action issuing from character, or in character issuing in action.
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