Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 98
... Hamlet for persevering " in obstinate condolement , " calling that attitude “ a course / Of im- pious stubbornness ... Hamlet's feeling when the king tells him- him whose place on the throne Claudius has usurped through murder and incest ...
... Hamlet for persevering " in obstinate condolement , " calling that attitude “ a course / Of im- pious stubbornness ... Hamlet's feeling when the king tells him- him whose place on the throne Claudius has usurped through murder and incest ...
Page 104
... Hamlet to the Queen .... Hamlet in their presence is untiring in his in- sults to the King ; Claudius may bite his lip , but his answer to the Prince is always polite . . . . A clever man , his mo- tives , as with all of us , are mixed ...
... Hamlet to the Queen .... Hamlet in their presence is untiring in his in- sults to the King ; Claudius may bite his lip , but his answer to the Prince is always polite . . . . A clever man , his mo- tives , as with all of us , are mixed ...
Page 105
... Hamlet would have ruined his country had he lived on , that young Hamlet is obviously unsuited for a statesman's role , and that Claudius is just such a ruler as Denmark needs and deserves . Some of Jones's comments , though extreme ...
... Hamlet would have ruined his country had he lived on , that young Hamlet is obviously unsuited for a statesman's role , and that Claudius is just such a ruler as Denmark needs and deserves . Some of Jones's comments , though extreme ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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