Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... course , literally true ; yet Stoll's statement does not square with the facts as Othello understands them up to the time he is misled . After all , Iago was a subordinate of long standing ; he it is to whom Othello entrusts his wife on ...
... course , literally true ; yet Stoll's statement does not square with the facts as Othello understands them up to the time he is misled . After all , Iago was a subordinate of long standing ; he it is to whom Othello entrusts his wife on ...
Page 98
... course / Of im- pious stubbornness " ( I : ii : 93-4 ) , the king is , if not tactful , at least on the surface - well - meaning . Nor can the audience - and I mean an audience unfamiliar with the play - be expected to share immediately ...
... course / Of im- pious stubbornness " ( I : ii : 93-4 ) , the king is , if not tactful , at least on the surface - well - meaning . Nor can the audience - and I mean an audience unfamiliar with the play - be expected to share immediately ...
Page 104
... course of the drama does Claud- ius ever say a disparaging thing concerning 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 ...
... course of the drama does Claud- ius ever say a disparaging thing concerning 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 ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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