The writer discusses these plays from the standpoint of the obstacles which the lover's had to overcome in order to reach a happy ending. The writer argues that these obstacles, as well as making a good story, also served to illustrate the purity and high spiritual level of the lovers' devotion. No secondary sources cited. No additional sources cited. The paper concludes that both Shakespeare and Frankl show that without a sense of meaning whose ground is in the self, life has no meaning at all.
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The tragedies written by Shakespeare often employ the dichotomy of good versus evil as a major conflict. Two of the plays, Macbeth and Richard III, are centered on the criminal activity of the protagonist. Richard III will commit murder, order murder and live a lie of debauchery and evil intent for the purpose of gaining and maintaining power. This 6 page paper explores the representation of evil in these two plays and argues that, in most ways, the evil represented by Shakespeare continues to be recognized and interpreted in the same manner now as then. Murder is against the law and, though the prevalence is increased dramatically, it is still considered the act of an 'evil' or deranged person.