Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 89
... Regan and Goneril . We have already noted that , whenever effec- tive motivation of villains is found , it is most likely to appear in the early , expository scenes . Although , as I shall try to show , the motivation of Regan and ...
... Regan and Goneril . We have already noted that , whenever effec- tive motivation of villains is found , it is most likely to appear in the early , expository scenes . Although , as I shall try to show , the motivation of Regan and ...
Page 90
... Regan over Goneril's ungracious behavior : " I gave you all " ( II : iv : 252 ) . Soon after this , he goes out into the storm . So far we have considered Regan and Goneril as a pair , as if they had no separate identity . In fact ...
... Regan over Goneril's ungracious behavior : " I gave you all " ( II : iv : 252 ) . Soon after this , he goes out into the storm . So far we have considered Regan and Goneril as a pair , as if they had no separate identity . In fact ...
Page 91
... Regan says , " One side will mock another . Th'other too " ( III : vii : 71 ) ! When Cornwall's servant implores his lord to stop , Regan " takes a sword and runs at him behind . " As if her inciting Cornwall to further torture of the ...
... Regan says , " One side will mock another . Th'other too " ( III : vii : 71 ) ! When Cornwall's servant implores his lord to stop , Regan " takes a sword and runs at him behind . " As if her inciting Cornwall to further torture of the ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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