The unattractive physique used by Shakespeare makes Richard III look like an anti-hero, and as a result, other characters and the audience repelled him. ... In the opening soliloquy, Richard III is shown as an anti-hero, and he reveals his determination to prove himself as a villain (1.1.30).This is different when compared to the case of Faustus who was presented as a brilliant man of science who had studied several disciplines and was an outright academic hero, very knowledgeable, and, thus, attractive. ... Satan: Milton's Paradise Lost In the epic poem of Paradise Lost by John Milto...

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