To illustrate this point, I"ll briefly examine Iago and Othello from Othello; Edmund, Goneril, Regan, and Lear from King Lear; Jachimo and Posthumus from Cymbeline; finally, poor jealous Leontes and opportunist Autolycus from The Winter's Tale. ... Although Othello isn't a villain, he had villainistic tendencies. After Iago planted enough seeds in him, Othello would blow up at his wife in public. ... Part of being a good villain, is knowing when to stop, but then again, there is no such thing as a good villain in Shakespeare's plays. ... As an audience member, you just felt ...

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From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. ... Of all of Shakespeare's plays, King Lear contains Machiavellism in the villain aspect and one can say that Edmund is this type of tragic Shakespearian villain. ... Shakespeare uses a machiavel to commence, irritate, and end the problems in his tragedies. ... Edmund's use of degeneration prevails throughout Shakespeare's tragedy. ... Shakespeare's villain Edmund no doubt has selfish and sinful qualities about him. ...

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From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. ... Of all of Shakespeare's plays, King Lear contains Machiavellism in the villain aspect and one can say that Edmund is this type of tragic Shakespearian villain. ... Shakespeare uses a machiavel to commence, irritate, and end the problems in his tragedies. ... Edmund's use of degeneration prevails throughout Shakespeare's tragedy. ... Shakespeare's villain Edmund no doubt has selfish and sinful qualities about him. ...

• Word Count: 1654
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School