Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 70
... justice , and a woman whose marriage to this villain degrades her character . Apparently he does not read this play thematically ; therefore he does not see these two characters as symbols of justice and mercy . Swinburne's objection is ...
... justice , and a woman whose marriage to this villain degrades her character . Apparently he does not read this play thematically ; therefore he does not see these two characters as symbols of justice and mercy . Swinburne's objection is ...
Page 71
... justice claims Claudio's life . Although Dodd's position is extreme , there is some evidence that Shakespeare intended to represent Angelo not as a base vil- lain , but as a man who succumbs to temptation . When the Duke proposes to ...
... justice claims Claudio's life . Although Dodd's position is extreme , there is some evidence that Shakespeare intended to represent Angelo not as a base vil- lain , but as a man who succumbs to temptation . When the Duke proposes to ...
Page 79
... justice , Shylock's cause is just : and though his instinctive pas- sion for revenge is indiscriminate in that it claims for victim a man who has done no worse - and no better - than despise and insult the Jew , we cannot condemn him ...
... justice , Shylock's cause is just : and though his instinctive pas- sion for revenge is indiscriminate in that it claims for victim a man who has done no worse - and no better - than despise and insult the Jew , we cannot condemn him ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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