"Secret, Black, and Midnight Hags": The Conception, Presentation and Functions of Witches in English Renaissance DramaBraumüller, 2005 - 439 páginas |
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... interpreted as a figure of Christ because any sort of magic performed by human beings and especially the magical invocation ... interpretation is given by Anne Barton : " Sycorax could exercise some of the authority of the moon herself ...
... interpreted as a figure of Christ because any sort of magic performed by human beings and especially the magical invocation ... interpretation is given by Anne Barton : " Sycorax could exercise some of the authority of the moon herself ...
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... interpret the visionary dagger as a creation of the witches and thus an offering from Hecate . The vision conse- quently functions as a supernatural means of prompting Macbeth to commit regicide . The latter interpretation is also ...
... interpret the visionary dagger as a creation of the witches and thus an offering from Hecate . The vision conse- quently functions as a supernatural means of prompting Macbeth to commit regicide . The latter interpretation is also ...
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... interpretation is more attractive with modern than contemporary spec- tators in mind though . In Shakespeare's days the witches ' powers and prac- tices represented a familiar concept to the audience and certainly gave rise to interest ...
... interpretation is more attractive with modern than contemporary spec- tators in mind though . In Shakespeare's days the witches ' powers and prac- tices represented a familiar concept to the audience and certainly gave rise to interest ...
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Witchcraft in the European Context | 13 |
Malevolent Witches in English Renaissance Drama | 55 |
Conclusions | 291 |
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