Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 79
... Shylock's capacity for cruelty has been demonstrated , there is evidence that the Jew's personality is such as to ... Shylock provokes in his own daugh- ter and in the otherwise friendly Antonio , one might be surprised at the vehemence ...
... Shylock's capacity for cruelty has been demonstrated , there is evidence that the Jew's personality is such as to ... Shylock provokes in his own daugh- ter and in the otherwise friendly Antonio , one might be surprised at the vehemence ...
Page 84
... Shylock becomes distraught and seeks revenge . This interpretation does not , as I have said , square with the text ... Shylock's meanness and attempts at cruelty . Since his villainy is thwarted , he would make an excellent stock comic ...
... Shylock becomes distraught and seeks revenge . This interpretation does not , as I have said , square with the text ... Shylock's meanness and attempts at cruelty . Since his villainy is thwarted , he would make an excellent stock comic ...
Page 86
... Shylock insists that the law be fulfilled ; when the merchant is about to expose his breast to the knife , a flaw in the Jew's prosecution is discovered . " This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood " ( IV : i : 305 ) . Thus is ...
... Shylock insists that the law be fulfilled ; when the merchant is about to expose his breast to the knife , a flaw in the Jew's prosecution is discovered . " This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood " ( IV : i : 305 ) . Thus is ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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