Paper Title: William Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth: An Interdisciplinary Cooperation between Literature and Philosophy
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The interdisciplinary cooperation between Literature and Philosophy displays the rational and illogical rudiments of mortal life in a dialectical relevance. This paper looks at one of Shakespeare's works from a philosophical point of view in order to find new interpretations of the characters of his drama, and thus, to get to know man by means of an interdisciplinary approach. Historically, it is Shakespeare who gave humans the occasion to grasp the philosophical questions that dominated the early ultramodern world. Colin McGinn, the author of "Shakespeare and Philosophy" declares that there are three primary philosophical themes in Shakespeare's plays: (i) Knowledge and Skepticism (ii) The Individual Identity and (iii) Causality. The hunt for knowledge is central to mortal livelihood. We can find a similar philosophical perspective in some of his plays, like "King Lear'' shows that we cannot have a life or future without friends and family. We cannot have a family without love and honesty. There are some abecedarian rules in life that one must follow. McGinn also states that "Skepticism is Shakespeare's main theme" for "The possibility of error about people and the world….. in its numerous forms" is one of the harmonious subjects of his plays. We can find the theme of skepticism in the speech of Macbeth in "Macbeth" where he memorably utters "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player/ That struts and frets his hour upon the stage/ And then is heard no more". In "As You Like It", Jacques declares "All the world's a stage/ And all the men and women merely players" indicating the sentiment – that our lives are ever illusory, and that fabrication and reality are nearly integrated – could be said to constitute William Shakespeare's central philosophy.
Keywords:Literature, Philosophy, Life, Skepticism, Causality
Review By – Dr. Moumita Sengupta and Dr. Amrita Dutta