The Difference Between Macbeth and Richard the Third

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Difference Between Macbeth and Richard the Third by George F. Held, Lulu.com
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: George F. Held ISBN: 9781312154377
Publisher: Lulu.com Publication: July 10, 2014
Imprint: Lulu.com Language: English
Author: George F. Held
ISBN: 9781312154377
Publisher: Lulu.com
Publication: July 10, 2014
Imprint: Lulu.com
Language: English

This essay forms Chapter 5 of my ebook: A Christian Pattern In Shakespeare’s Tragedies: Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello, available at Lulu. It argues that Macbeth and Richard III are less similar than many think. An ambitious person is someone for whom the possession of the ancillary ends of prestige, authority, power and/or fame leads directly to the obtainment of the final end, happiness; for him the possession of these ancillary ends therefore is a means to the final end, happiness, not a means to another ancillary end. Richard and Macbeth are not ambitious in this sense of the term. Both want to be king and act upon this desire. Both are like an ambitious person in that both desire and seek power, but neither qualifies as ambitious because neither is so constituted as to find happiness in the possession of power and each fails to satisfy one other criterion stipulated by the above definition.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This essay forms Chapter 5 of my ebook: A Christian Pattern In Shakespeare’s Tragedies: Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello, available at Lulu. It argues that Macbeth and Richard III are less similar than many think. An ambitious person is someone for whom the possession of the ancillary ends of prestige, authority, power and/or fame leads directly to the obtainment of the final end, happiness; for him the possession of these ancillary ends therefore is a means to the final end, happiness, not a means to another ancillary end. Richard and Macbeth are not ambitious in this sense of the term. Both want to be king and act upon this desire. Both are like an ambitious person in that both desire and seek power, but neither qualifies as ambitious because neither is so constituted as to find happiness in the possession of power and each fails to satisfy one other criterion stipulated by the above definition.

More books from Lulu.com

Cover of the book Joseph Rides a Paddlewheeler by George F. Held
Cover of the book Thought Is Art by George F. Held
Cover of the book The Gifted Vol.5 - The Death In the North Ward by George F. Held
Cover of the book Part of Her World by George F. Held
Cover of the book Mushroom Madness by George F. Held
Cover of the book Black Star : A Play About Henrietta Vinton Davis by George F. Held
Cover of the book The Red Crown by George F. Held
Cover of the book Home Education: The Truth About Homeschooling by George F. Held
Cover of the book What the Flower Said to the Rock by George F. Held
Cover of the book Getting Started With Sharepoint Online 2013 for Enterprises by George F. Held
Cover of the book "In the Face of Jesus Christ" by George F. Held
Cover of the book Knox County, Kentucky: History Revealed Through Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Its Ancestors by George F. Held
Cover of the book Lost by George F. Held
Cover of the book Avenging Angels: In the Beginning by George F. Held
Cover of the book Rebecca Rides Into Nathan’s Heart: A Mail Order Bride Romance by George F. Held
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy