Readers of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies have long noted the
absence of readily explainable motivations for some of
Shakespeare's greatest characters: why does Hamlet delay his
revenge for so long? Why does King Lear choose to renounce his
power? Why is Othello so vulnerable to Iago's malice? But while
many critics have chosen to overlook these omissions or explain
them away, Millicent Bell demonstrates that they are essential
elements of Shakespeare's philosophy of doubt. Examining the major
tragedies, Millicent Bell reveals the persistent strain of
philosophical skepticism. Like his contemporary, Montaigne,
Shakespeare repeatedly calls attention to the essential
unknowability of our world. In a period of social, political, and
religious upheaval, uncertainty hovered over matters great and
small-the succession of the crown, the death of loved ones from
plague, the failure of a harvest. Tumultuous social conditions
raised ultimate questions for Shakespeare, Bell argues, and
ultimately provoked in him a skepticism which casts shadows of
existential doubt over his greatest masterpieces.
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