Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... lives in battle against the men who claim to be lawful heirs . The supernatural fables surrounding Richard and Macbeth are significant in accounting for their motivation . The tyranny of Richard was foretold by omens attending his birth ...
... lives in battle against the men who claim to be lawful heirs . The supernatural fables surrounding Richard and Macbeth are significant in accounting for their motivation . The tyranny of Richard was foretold by omens attending his birth ...
Page 57
... lives . " 11 The chief value of Spivack's argument lies in its showing a historical continuity between a medieval type character , the Vice , and the more or less logically motivated villain that grad- ually replaced him . Spivack's ...
... lives . " 11 The chief value of Spivack's argument lies in its showing a historical continuity between a medieval type character , the Vice , and the more or less logically motivated villain that grad- ually replaced him . Spivack's ...
Page 58
... lives for him and for his success . So what could be more plausible than characteriz ing Lady Macbeth as spurring on her husband's ambition , ig- noble though it be ? We do not have to believe that Lady Mac- beth is actually as ...
... lives for him and for his success . So what could be more plausible than characteriz ing Lady Macbeth as spurring on her husband's ambition , ig- noble though it be ? We do not have to believe that Lady Mac- beth is actually as ...
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