Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... convincing and therefore unsatisfactory . In evaluating the char- acterization of Shakespeare's villains it will be interesting to note in which plays Shakespeare improved the motivation he found in his prototypes , and in which plays ...
... convincing and therefore unsatisfactory . In evaluating the char- acterization of Shakespeare's villains it will be interesting to note in which plays Shakespeare improved the motivation he found in his prototypes , and in which plays ...
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... convincing Richard III , as well as of Iago , generally acknowledged to be one of the great Shakespear- ean villains . But Titus Andronicus , which was written about 1592 , is a far cry from either Richard III or Othello . After its ...
... convincing Richard III , as well as of Iago , generally acknowledged to be one of the great Shakespear- ean villains . But Titus Andronicus , which was written about 1592 , is a far cry from either Richard III or Othello . After its ...
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... convincing villain . Though he is not nearly so lively and intellectual as Iago , and though he does not dominate his play to the extent that Iago does , he is effective chiefly because of his hypocrisy and also because his motivation ...
... convincing villain . Though he is not nearly so lively and intellectual as Iago , and though he does not dominate his play to the extent that Iago does , he is effective chiefly because of his hypocrisy and also because his motivation ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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