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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880. Excerpt: ... LECTUEE II. The scene of the play of ''Macbeth'' is chiefly laid in Scotland, under these circumstances. Duncan is the king of Scotland, king of an unsettled country, with fierce and rude subjects. Of these one, Mac-r donald, had rebelled, supplied with soldiers by Ireland and the west of Scotland, and had taken prisoner Malcolm, a son of the king. And at the same time the Norwegians had attacked IHfe, making such a raid upon it as we often read of in early English history. With these enemies the thane of Cawdor, a great Scottish noble, had a secret understanding. Such a state of affairs caused great alarm to the king. He sent his armies into the field, commanded by Macbeth and Banquo, and at the time the play opens was anxiously waiting for tidings from them. One more remark must be made before we begin. It seems strange, amid this sober history, to be introduced at once to beings like the witches. We are tempted at first to explain them as allegorical of some passions, or as the result of a conscious exercise of Shakespeare''s fancy. But, I think, this is not the right way of looking at them. We must remember that in Shakespeare''s time the line between the natural and the supernatural had not been clearly drawn. So much constantly happened that men could not account for, that they were not prepared to reject any miracle as impossible. Therefore the belief in the existence of witchcraft was almost universal at these times; and these witches with their wonders are to be accepted as they are described, as real beings, who, with powers greater than man''s, could influence human life, but did not live in man''s world, though they crossed it often, making horrible charms to do it hurt. Act I. Scene I.--The stage is darkened and silent, and across the front there m... Arthur Herman Gilkes, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, School lectures on the Electra of Sophocles and Macbeth Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Longmans, Green, and Co. in 1880 in 168 pages; Subjects: Drama / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Drama / Shakespeare; Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical; Literary Criticism / Shakespeare;<

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: father was dishonoured. Across her fair face, which had hitherto only heen bright with a girl's romantic fancies and impetuosity, there came clouds of impatience and anger, which vanish only when she takes her baby brother on her knees, and shows to him a mother's tenderness. LECTURE IV. So Electra Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: father was dishonoured. Across her fair face, which had hitherto only heen bright with a girl's romantic fancies and impetuosity, there came clouds of impatience and anger, which vanish only when she takes her baby brother on her knees, and shows to him a mother's tenderness. LECTURE IV. So Electra sickened with anger, and Clytemnestra and JEgisthus lived in happy shame. But all the while was present to all the expectation of the day when Agamemnon would return. At last it came, after years of waiting: and the inmates of the palace prepared to receive him. As soon as he set foot within the doors, he was killed, and there was none who made a mourning for him, except the daughter who had waited for him so long. And now he was dead, murdered cruelly and treacherously by those who had done him so much dishonour. He had gone from the earth, but yet he knew what was done upon it, living still below in Hades. Shame could reach him still, and glory, and love. And he still felt the desire for vengeance, though he could scarcely help the avengers. What then will Electra do now? Will she forget him? Will she make a compromise with those who have so shamefully broken the laws of Zeus? Never! She will be faithful unto death, holding always to her father's side, doing him no dishonour, even by being meek and gentle with his enemies. Everything that she has valued becomes nothing to her, in the presence of the duty which she owes to gods and men: for days, mouths, years, they shall be always nothing, until the gods shall send the avenger, and the desire of her poor heart shall be satisfied. All the time of waiting she was alone in her sorrow; for the resentment of Chrysothemis presently passed, and she lived at peace with her mother and. ZEgisthus, not loving them, nor what Books, Literary Collections~~General, School-Lectures-on-the-Electra-of-Sophocles-and-Macbeth~~Arthur-Herman-Gilkes, 999999999, School Lectures On The Electra Of Sophocles And Macbeth, Arthur Herman Gilkes, 0217044646, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

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