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“What We Ought To Say”: Debating The Morality Of Dishonesty And Equivocation In King Lear, Markelle Jensen

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

King Lear does not reveal the nature of honesty but provides a stage on which the morality of honesty can be debated. The play questions whether honesty is inherently moral at all, or if there are ways in which honesty can be considered harmful and even immoral. Other scholars have noted this as well in characters such as Edgar and Kent, but missing from the critical conversation are the ways in which Cordelia is the pillar of moral goodness in the play, and how her own paradoxical honesty and dishonesty were what enabled Lear to “see better” and ultimately, to …

Monstrosity As A Problem Of Moral Proximity In Shakespeare’S Othello, Kyle Ward

Student Works

Abstract

In Othello, Shakespeare explores the idea of monstrosity through his titular character. This paper argues that Othello exemplifies the idea that monstrosity is not an inherent evil, but rather that it is a problem of Moral Proximity. The Problem of Moral Proximity, as it is explained in the paper, is the idea that good and evil are the moderation of or corruption of neutral traits. This paper not only argues that monstrosity is one of these neutral qualities, but also explores how Iago corrupts this monstrosity to bring about Othello's downfall.

Burgtheater. „Phädra“ Von Racine, Deutsch Von Schiller., Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater. Wiederaufnahme Von Goethes „Egmont“., Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. „Spiel Im Schloß“ Von Franz Molnar., Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. „Das Prinzip“ Von Hermann Bahr., Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. („Madelon“. Schauspiel In Vier Akten Von Jean Sarment. Deutsch Von Berta Zuckerhandl.), Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater (Erde), Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. „Das Grobe Hemd“ Von Karlweis, Regine Altmann

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[Hermann Ungr: „Die Ermordung Des Hauptmannes Hanika“. Tragödie Einer Ehe. Verlag Die Schmiede, Berlin], Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. „Ihrer Mutter Kind“, Komödie In Drei Akten Von Maurice Baring, Deutsch Von Irene Kafka, Regine Altmann

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Jubiläumsvorstellungen. Burgtheater, Regine Altmann

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Schwester Veronika. (Erstaufführung Von Hans Müllers „Veronika“ Am Deutschen Volkstheater.), Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. (Hermann Bahrs Dreiaktiger Plauderschwank), Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater. „Das Leben, Das Ich Dir Gab“ Von Luigi Pirandello. Deutsch Von Hans Jakob., Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater. „Major Barbara“ Von Bernard Shaw., Regine Altmann

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Franz Karl Ginzken: „Der Seltsame Soldat.“, Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. „Candida“ Von Bernhard Shaw. – Deutsch Von Siegfried Trebitsch., Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. Eine Alte Erfahrung, Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater. (Der Ewige Jüngling), Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater. Neueinstudiert: „Romeo Und Julia“ Von Shakespeare, Musik Von Franz Salmhofer., Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. (Ohne Entschiedenen Geschmack), Regine Altmann

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Burgtheater. „Ein Idealer Gatte“ Von Oskar Wilde., Regine Altmann

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Akademietheater. „Weg Im Nebel“, Lustspiel In Drei Akten Von Leo Feld., Regine Altmann

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