Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... sympathy to villains like Shylock . Heine , for example , commenting on a per- formance of The Merchant of Venice , describes " a beautiful pale Englishwoman [ who ] burst into tears at the end of the fourth act , crying out several ...
... sympathy to villains like Shylock . Heine , for example , commenting on a per- formance of The Merchant of Venice , describes " a beautiful pale Englishwoman [ who ] burst into tears at the end of the fourth act , crying out several ...
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... sympathy , because Shakespeare has made effective use of an important element in realistic characterization , the element of identity between spectator and character . Some critics even find grounds on which to sympathize with Claudius ...
... sympathy , because Shakespeare has made effective use of an important element in realistic characterization , the element of identity between spectator and character . Some critics even find grounds on which to sympathize with Claudius ...
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... sympathize with villains because of the point mentioned above that sympathy for a villain may detract from the effective- ness of the play . For those who insist upon sympathetic presenta- tion of characters , even of villains , I ...
... sympathize with villains because of the point mentioned above that sympathy for a villain may detract from the effective- ness of the play . For those who insist upon sympathetic presenta- tion of characters , even of villains , I ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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