![]() ![]() ![]() Macbeth appears to be an unmitigatedly bad king, and never enjoys his throne for a moment. after Macbeth hears the witches’ prophecy, he never has one moment of scepticism Lady Macbeth similarly is determined on Duncan’s murder the moment she hears about the prophecy. I know it’s Shakespeare, but I had problems with the structure of both plays, similar to those I described with Antony & Cleopatra: some important events happen too quickly or too close together & there’s too much foreshadowing & not enough suspense.Į.g. Reread Macbeth read Much Ado About Nothing. Part of the appeal of Pulp, especially, is the promise that you can be ordinary and still have extraordinary good luck. Love the central conceit in both books of juxtaposing a semi-loser character (alcoholic, unenviable job, loner) with high adventure (many mates including attractive ones, encounters with glamorous or insane individuals). But in the library the books are meticulously dusted). My first encounter with Bukowski: happened to pick up Pulp in the library, though I’d given up reading hard-copy books (b/c of dust allergies. ![]()
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