Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... explain what , to some modern critics , appears to be insufficient motiva- tion in Shakespeare's villains . Of Iago , Miss Bradbrook writes : " he is plainly a villain , as he is at pains to expound in soliloquy . Villains are villains ...
... explain what , to some modern critics , appears to be insufficient motiva- tion in Shakespeare's villains . Of Iago , Miss Bradbrook writes : " he is plainly a villain , as he is at pains to expound in soliloquy . Villains are villains ...
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... explain whatever falls short of his best in terms of the conventions of the age or chang- ing styles in dramatic production . For example , in my mono- graph I was criticized as follows : " Where this 32 Demi - Devils : The Character of ...
... explain whatever falls short of his best in terms of the conventions of the age or chang- ing styles in dramatic production . For example , in my mono- graph I was criticized as follows : " Where this 32 Demi - Devils : The Character of ...
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... explain why Shylock acted as he did . Shylock's position is an understandable one ; his reasons for de- siring revenge are those with which we can sympathize . Add to this the fact that Shylock represents the underdog , and the emo ...
... explain why Shylock acted as he did . Shylock's position is an understandable one ; his reasons for de- siring revenge are those with which we can sympathize . Add to this the fact that Shylock represents the underdog , and the emo ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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