"L'assedio delle passioni nell'universo tragico di Shakespeare [The Siege of Passions in Shakespeare's Tragic Universe]" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc2105/ Author: Di Michele, Laura. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: De Filippis, William Shakespeare e il senso del tragico [William Shakespeare and the Sense of Tragedy], 51–73. : De Filippis, William Shakespeare e il senso del tragico [William Shakespeare and the Sense of Tragedy] Annotation: Considers early modern "passions" and their place in Shakespeare tragedy in relation to Great Chain of Being; rule of reason; power, will, and appetite; existential uncertainty; and mutability and weak reasoning. Contends that tragedy illustrates the permeability of the human mind. Language: Italian Tags: Tragedies WSB Update: Fall 2015 WSB Record Number: bbbc2105