The fascination of evil: mental malpractice in Shakespearean tragedy

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28928 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28928 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28928 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/13/06 2013-05-02 08:43:50 2019-01-23 09:53:54 2013-05-02 08:43:50 thesis show 0 Steele Jeffrey Callaway Jowett John ftp://ubira.bham.ac.uk/eTheses/1306_Steele/ University of Birmingham The fascination of evil: mental malpractice in Shakespearean tragedy unpub PN2000 PR 10col_artl The first part of this thesis offers a study of the phenomenon of fascination as it was understood in early modern England—specifically in its relation to magic, demonology and witchcraft. It examines fascination’s place within cultural traditions, and its operation within perception theory and the psychophysiology of the early modern medical understanding. It also examines some ways in which fascination operates within a theatrical context, and encounters the discourse of early modern “anti-theatricalists.” The second part of the thesis is an analysis of the Shakespearean tragic hero’s encounter with elements of fascinating bewitchment, and the problems of discerning reality through the mesmeric pull of misperception. The specific subjects of the dramatic analysis are Othello and Macbeth. 2009-07 2008-10 graduation 2854235 eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 228 University of Birmingham School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies, The Shakespeare Institute d_ph na 2009-07 graduation