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Macbeth's ambiguity is the major flaw in this production. A more determined and decisive presentation of the man in any consistent interpretation would probably result in a fine drama without any changes in the case. As it stands, however, the play does not bring its power to a focus...
Aside from the moral problem involved, the fact indicates a flaw in the personality of Peron. A man who would choose a bobby-soxer must have an immature personality. No serious adult would prefer an adolescent to a mature woman...
...spokes fall out of the German war machine. Fuzzy-cheeked youngsters try to hold positions that crack divisions could not defend, commanders cannot reach the Führer because he is dillydallying at his own birthday party. But these vivid vignettes cannot quite redeem the novel's major flaw-that its men whine louder than its bullets...
What was the tragic flaw? According to Professor Robinson, there were several. Policy and principle were sabotaged by personality and expediency. While F.D.R. proclaimed the bright future of the common man, mushrooming Government bureaus sapped self-reliance by nurturing security-consciousness. "The most powerful of American Presidents" chose to time vital actions of state on such cues as he could pick up at the keyhole of public opinion. Concludes Robinson: "Roosevelt's failure lay in his unsuccessful attempt to justify the means or establish the ends he had in view. This was his personal tragedy. Inasmuch as on major...
...Flaw to Correct. The gravest defect in the revitalized A.F.L. that Meany took over was the weakness of the central leadership in comparison with some of the individual union heads. The public knew about the A.F.L.'s failure to stamp out racketeering in some of its unions-e.g., the longshoremen and teamsters. Almost as serious were the unceasing membership raids between A.F.L. unions. Meany started by negotiating a no-raiding agreement within the A.F.L. Meanwhile the unity committee mulled over some sobering statistics showing how labor was wasting its strength in internal warfare. The figures...