Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 107
... effective plays a proper balance is maintained between character and action . The plays should not be viewed ... effectiveness of villains , it seems to me that the fairest way is to consider the impression they make on an audience ...
... effective plays a proper balance is maintained between character and action . The plays should not be viewed ... effectiveness of villains , it seems to me that the fairest way is to consider the impression they make on an audience ...
Page 110
... effectively characterized . In my opinion , Aaron is the only villain who is little more than a type . He lacks ... effective chiefly because of his hypocrisy and also because his motivation is convincing and because he is given ...
... effectively characterized . In my opinion , Aaron is the only villain who is little more than a type . He lacks ... effective chiefly because of his hypocrisy and also because his motivation is convincing and because he is given ...
Page 111
... effective- ness of the play . For those who insist upon sympathetic presenta- tion of characters , even of villains , I believe that Macbeth is clearly the most sympathetically conceived of the criminals we have considered . Though we ...
... effective- ness of the play . For those who insist upon sympathetic presenta- tion of characters , even of villains , I believe that Macbeth is clearly the most sympathetically conceived of the criminals we have considered . Though we ...
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