Date of Award

7-1932

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

English

First Advisor

J. Gordon Eaker

Keywords

Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Shakespeare, Thesis (M. S.)--Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg, 1932

Abstract

So much has been written by scholars for the past three hundred years regarding Shakespeare that is seems almost presumptuous for one to write more on such a subject. Nevertheless, Shakespeare possesses a universal appeal and so occupies the central channel of human life and thought that he is inexhaustible. Students throughout the world have been challenged to endeavor to interpret him. Realizing the necessity for limitation and the utter impossibility of making a large contribution to the wealth of material which already exists, an attempt has merely been made to study the steps in the downfall of the heroes of three of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: namely, Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear. No attempt has been made to set forth a new theory, but it seems evident that Shakespeare conceived of each tragic hero as influenced to such an extent by his environment that when the environment is considered in relation to the inherent flaw in the hero's character, his downfall is seen to be inevitable. [Taken from Introduction]

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