Two Characters Destroyed by Ambition: 'Macbeth' and 'La hija del aire'

Authors

  • María Mercedes Guirao Silvente

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/epos.36.2020.25248

Keywords:

Macbeth, Semíramis, fate, tragedy, power

Abstract

This article compares two tragic characters destroyed by power: William Shakespeare's famous Macbeth and Pedro Calderón de la Barca's little-known Semíramis (La hija del aire). The process of ascent and fall of these two usurpers, allows us to verify the numerous connections between the two brilliant playwrights: the opposition fate/freedom, the conception of the world as theatre and the creation of masks – which makes essence and appearance indistinguishable –, the criticism of the game of politics and, especially, the ironic scepticism with which, both Shakespeare and Calderón, contemplate life.

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Published

2020-12-15

How to Cite

Guirao Silvente, M. M. (2020). Two Characters Destroyed by Ambition: ’Macbeth’ and ’La hija del aire’. Epos : Revista de filología, (36), 55–74. https://doi.org/10.5944/epos.36.2020.25248

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