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Nietzsche Key ideas: Life is without objective meaning, purpose, or value. There is no God. This belief is called nihilism. In the absence of a God, superhumans (the ubermensch) who are willing to risk all to improve society will take his place. The ubermensch will be able to establish their own values as the way in which others live their lives. Key vocabulary atheism nihilism purpose recklessness ubermensch values ‘Macbeth’ ‘An Inspector Calls’ ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde In light of Nietzschean philosophy… …it might be argued that Macbeth’s fatalistic belief in fortune could reflect his own inner drives, he looks to the witches rather than praying to a God to help him, as does Lady Macbeth also. They both demonstrate nihilistic tendencies as they seek out the powers of the supernatural in order to disrupt the Great Chain of Being and revoke the ‘divine right of kings’… . ..Eric's nihilistic behaviour can be justified by the absence of god and therefore no moral guidelines for him to follow. Eric's adoption of this nihilism is a direct rejection of his father's expectations of him, and the oppressive rules of etiquette that prevailed in Edwardian society. ...The Inspector rails against this nihilism, and speaks using religious imagery to remind the Birlings of their moral obligations to the poor. …arguably, the inspector acts as an ubermensch in persuading the Birlings to take on elements of his own values regarding responsibility. …the inspector’s use of religious imagery is not used as a threat of hell, rather is a clear warning of the suffering and pain that is to come in WWI and WWII. ...Darwin’s theory of evolution had scared Victorian society. Hyde’s animalistic features clearly link to this theory. …Hyde is reckless and challenged society’s values at that time- he risks everything but for his own satisfaction rather than for the good of society. … Utterson show signs of being a superhuman by trying to solve the mystery of Jekyll and Hyde. …Jekyll attempts to become an ubermensch by risking all to change the way humans are constructed but he is unsuccessful. His repeated references to religion (especially ‘hell’ and ‘the devil’) are used as an excuse for his own failure.
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