tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post2367015095009615043..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: Top 10 Shakespeare VillainsDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-12266042695762200652008-09-14T21:47:00.000-04:002008-09-14T21:47:00.000-04:00I think you're both right, the ordering is all off...I think you're both right, the ordering is all off. Seems like the writer went more for the "villain = gory axe murderer sort" connection. I liked the list exactly for that reason, it didn't provide the same list we always see with Edmund and Iago at the top.Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-59895386170145235312008-09-13T10:25:00.000-04:002008-09-13T10:25:00.000-04:00The "villains" from Titus Andronicus aren't develo...The "villains" from Titus Andronicus aren't developed as characters, they don't plot and scheme, and we don't follow their thought processes. They're poor candidates -- villainy isn't just a matter of a body count.<BR/><BR/>We aren't horrified by villainy unless we can identify with the villain in at least some way; part of what appalls us about a villain is the realization that we too are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-65413875992007220862008-09-11T12:36:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:36:00.000-04:00Interesting list. But I totally disagree. I mean s...Interesting list. But I totally disagree. I mean seriously, Richard II ahead of Edmund? No goddam way.<BR/><BR/>Iago and Edmund are one-two with Richard III pulling in third, on my list.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247178258119719971noreply@blogger.com