Bc. Michaela Teličková

Bachelor's thesis

"Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives": Thoughts vs. Deeds in Hamlet and Macbeth

"Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives": Thoughts vs. Deeds in Hamlet and Macbeth
Abstract:
Cílem této bakalářské práce je prozkoumat kontrast mezi myšlenkami a činy, který je zobrazen ve hrách Hamlet a Macbeth Williama Shakespeara. Tento kontrast je nejvíce patrný v situacích, které se zamýšlejí nad konceptem mužskosti, vystupuje v nich nadpřirozeno nebo řeší vraždu a její důsledky. V raném novověku se v Anglii věřilo, že mužskost je vlastnost, která se dá jak získat, především skrz hrdinské …more
Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to examine the contrast between thoughts and deeds in Shakespeare’s plays Hamlet and Macbeth. The main instances in which this contrast occurs deal with the notion of masculinity, the action of the Supernatural, and the perpetration of murders. The early modern England believed that masculinity was acquired, mostly through brave deeds; thus there was always a danger that it …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 4. 1. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 27. 1. 2016
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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