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01986cam a22003498a 4500 001 51FF7EBA6C0611DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730152721 008 081119s2009 miu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008050585 020 $a 0737743972 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780737743975 (pbk.) 020 $a 0737743980 020 $a 9780737743982 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d JID $d SILO 050 00 $a PR2823 $b .P75 2009 082 00 $a 822.3/3 $2 22 245 0 $a Power in William Shakespeare's Macbeth / $c Vernon Elso Johnson, book editor. 260 $a Detroit : $b Greenhaven Press, $c c2009. 300 $a 168 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 440 0 $a Social issues in literature 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 1. Background on William Shakespeare -- Shakespeare and his times -- Shakespeare's path to success -- The Gunpowder Plot and MacBeth -- 2. Macbeth and power -- Darkness in the struggle for power -- Shifting values, chaos, and order in Macbeth -- The clash between military and Christian virtues -- The course of Macbeth's drive for power -- Is Macbeth solely responsible? -- Macbeth as victim -- Identifying with Macbeth -- The criminal as tragic hero -- The revolt against nature and the father -- Macbeth is a play of morality, not religion -- Macbeth's journey into nothingness -- 3. Contemporary perspectives on the drive for power -- A modern-day Macbeth -- The growing power of the American presidency -- The power of American dynasties at the expense of democracy -- Corporate ambition. 600 10 $a Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Macbeth. 650 0 $a Power (Social sciences) in literature. 700 1 $a Johnson, Vernon E. $q (Vernon Elso), $d 1921- 941 $a 3 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430014626.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824093047.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=51FF7EBA6C0611DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search