Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 93
... human motivation instead of being conceived of as merely ful- filling demands of plot . Consider the following dialogue , spoken in Edmund's presence , with which the play opens : KENT : Is not this your son , my lord ? GLOUCESTER : His ...
... human motivation instead of being conceived of as merely ful- filling demands of plot . Consider the following dialogue , spoken in Edmund's presence , with which the play opens : KENT : Is not this your son , my lord ? GLOUCESTER : His ...
Page 103
... human problem . For , although most of us are not guilty of a sin which has " the primal eldest curse upon't , " many of us do commit faults about which our consciences work in a pattern similar to Claudius ' ; and when we see in the ...
... human problem . For , although most of us are not guilty of a sin which has " the primal eldest curse upon't , " many of us do commit faults about which our consciences work in a pattern similar to Claudius ' ; and when we see in the ...
Page 105
... human motives , are mixed , but his action is a consid- ered one , and in view of Hamlet's lack of capacity for gov- ernment , may well be for the good of Denmark . [ Claudius ] has labored for the good of Denmark , . . . has staved off ...
... human motives , are mixed , but his action is a consid- ered one , and in view of Hamlet's lack of capacity for gov- ernment , may well be for the good of Denmark . [ Claudius ] has labored for the good of Denmark , . . . has staved off ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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