Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 18
... attempting to readjust the overemphasis on character , Stoll appeals to Aristotle's dictum that tragedy is an imitation of action , not character . Stoll's implication here is that nineteenth century critics , with their interest in ...
... attempting to readjust the overemphasis on character , Stoll appeals to Aristotle's dictum that tragedy is an imitation of action , not character . Stoll's implication here is that nineteenth century critics , with their interest in ...
Page 65
... attempt to “ establish our estate upon our eldest , Malcolm , " was , in fact , highly unconstitutional . There was the further considera- tion , not altogether trivial , that Macbeth's father , and Lady Macbeth's grandfather , brother ...
... attempt to “ establish our estate upon our eldest , Malcolm , " was , in fact , highly unconstitutional . There was the further considera- tion , not altogether trivial , that Macbeth's father , and Lady Macbeth's grandfather , brother ...
Page 83
... attempt to refute Shylock's charges ; neither does he seek reconciliation . Up to this point we have open declarations of hatred ; but , toward the end of Act I , Shylock , turning deceitful , feigns friendship and proposes the bond ...
... attempt to refute Shylock's charges ; neither does he seek reconciliation . Up to this point we have open declarations of hatred ; but , toward the end of Act I , Shylock , turning deceitful , feigns friendship and proposes the bond ...
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Aaron accept According action Angelo appear attempt audience becomes beginning believe brother called Cassio century certainly character characterization Christian claims Claudius comedy consider conventions convincing course crime critics death Desdemona drama earlier early Edmund effective Elizabethan evidence evil example explain fact father feeling friends give given Goneril Hamlet hand hath human husband Iago Iago's interest interpretation Isabella justice King Lady Macbeth Lear less lifelike lives London look means Measure mind motivation murder nature never once opening Othello passage person play plot powers praise present probably problem psychological queen question realistic reason Regan regard remark reveals revenge Richard scene seems Shake Shakespeare Shylock soliloquy stage Stoll suggests sympathy tells thee thou thought tion Titus Andronicus Tragedy true trying understandable University villains whole wife writes