In addition, magic cures are given in All's Well, evil curses are chanted in Richard III, and prophecies are told in Julius Caesar. ... He had used it in Richard III but not until Hamlet did he develop it fully and demonstrated dramatic use of it ( Dameron 87). ...

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Shakespearean characters such as Iago and Richard III are the ones who are primarily envisioned when pondering the essence and embodiment of a true Machiavellian villain--as opposed to Lorenzo of The Spanish Tragedy, who, quite frankly, many probably haven't even the slightest idea as to who he is, despite the fact that he was essentially the original Machiavellian of the early modern era. ...

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