Imperfect Speakers: Macbeth and the Name of King
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: It has more than once been remarked that Macbeth can be read as a play about names and naming, and also about the deeply problematical status of the identities that names are presumed to designate. Viewed in such terms, the tragedy can be seen to reflect a concern with the ambiguities inherent in names and identity that constitute an abiding preoccupation in Shakespeare’s drama, and that have been extensively examined in connection with other works in the canon as well. What has received somewhat less attention than might appear to be warranted are the implications of the fact that the most conspicuous ‘‘name’’ around which this particular play revolves happens to be that of king, a circumstance that throws into particularly vivid relief some of the more troublesome issues involved in the process of naming.
DOI: 10.17613/v2y1-m150
Author: Lucking, David
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6887858366
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