Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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He regards Angelo and Isabella as real persons : a villain whose pardon thwarts the demands of justice , and a woman whose marriage to this villain degrades her character . Apparently he does not read this play thematically ; therefore ...
He regards Angelo and Isabella as real persons : a villain whose pardon thwarts the demands of justice , and a woman whose marriage to this villain degrades her character . Apparently he does not read this play thematically ; therefore ...
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argues so convincingly about justice after he has treated Mariana so unfairly . When he offers Isabella so monstrous a solution to her brother's difficulties , he goes beyond hypocrisy and proposes to commit the very crime for which his ...
argues so convincingly about justice after he has treated Mariana so unfairly . When he offers Isabella so monstrous a solution to her brother's difficulties , he goes beyond hypocrisy and proposes to commit the very crime for which his ...
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My brother had but justice In that he did the thing for which he died . For Angelo , His act did not o'ertake his bad intent , And must be buried but as an intent That perish'd by the way . Thoughts are no subjects , Intents but merely ...
My brother had but justice In that he did the thing for which he died . For Angelo , His act did not o'ertake his bad intent , And must be buried but as an intent That perish'd by the way . Thoughts are no subjects , Intents but merely ...
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