Research Article

Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth

Volume: 4 Number: 1 May 23, 2024
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Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth

Abstract

Shakespeare and Sartre have a specific bond in that the Bard portrayed the kind of tragic characters that can be the embodiment or conceptualization of existential notions. The present research intends to investigate the relations of two consciousnesses or the Sartrean inter-subjectivity as depicted in Macbeth and between its tragic heroes and others. Others have a great impact on Macbeth’s consciousness and his process of self-formation. When he chooses to commit murder, he attempts to conceal his crimes from others to shun the heavy sense of shame and self-disgust (guilt) created through what Sartre calls the concept of the Look and its alienating effect upon the individual. Macbeth's social self (being-for-others), which is portrayed in his outward relations with others, is in stark contrast with his subjective self (being-for-itself), which is displayed in his myriad reflections in his soliloquies and asides. The Macbeths assume a mask to conceal their real self from others’ consciousnesses. This article first explains the concepts of inter-subjectivity and the Look in Sartre's philosophy, and then it discusses the same notions in the context of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Reinessance Literature

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 23, 2024

Submission Date

February 4, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 4, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Asadi Amjad, F., & Rahmani Goldareh, M. (2024). Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth. IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies, 4(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.62352/ideas.1431590
AMA
1.Asadi Amjad F, Rahmani Goldareh M. Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth. IDEAS. 2024;4(1):1-12. doi:10.62352/ideas.1431590
Chicago
Asadi Amjad, Fazel, and Masoomeh Rahmani Goldareh. 2024. “Analyzing Sartrean Inter-Subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth”. IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies 4 (1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.62352/ideas.1431590.
EndNote
Asadi Amjad F, Rahmani Goldareh M (May 1, 2024) Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth. IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies 4 1 1–12.
IEEE
[1]F. Asadi Amjad and M. Rahmani Goldareh, “Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth”, IDEAS, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1–12, May 2024, doi: 10.62352/ideas.1431590.
ISNAD
Asadi Amjad, Fazel - Rahmani Goldareh, Masoomeh. “Analyzing Sartrean Inter-Subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth”. IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies 4/1 (May 1, 2024): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.62352/ideas.1431590.
JAMA
1.Asadi Amjad F, Rahmani Goldareh M. Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth. IDEAS. 2024;4:1–12.
MLA
Asadi Amjad, Fazel, and Masoomeh Rahmani Goldareh. “Analyzing Sartrean Inter-Subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth”. IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, May 2024, pp. 1-12, doi:10.62352/ideas.1431590.
Vancouver
1.Fazel Asadi Amjad, Masoomeh Rahmani Goldareh. Analyzing Sartrean Inter-subjectivity and Concept of the Look in Macbeth. IDEAS. 2024 May 1;4(1):1-12. doi:10.62352/ideas.1431590

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