> > We're reading Macbeth in english right now. I made a point today, that Lady Macbeth is somewhat like Iago in Othello (something that no other students in my class have read, so my point was lost somewhat, but I digress) and came to a realization that nearly every villian in Shakespearean tragedy is a kind of Dionysian guard, (I think that's the term) whispering into the ear of whoever is vulnerable enough to listen and believe. It's a very effective method, as we all have people that do this to us, almost 400 years later.
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> > My point is, are there any villians or antagonists in Shakespeare that don't do this to some degree?
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> > Mi "Macbeth in readers' theater, lucky me" key
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> Well, Hamelt's Uncle wasn't ever very sneaky except in lying to the Queen. He didn't trick is brother in to killing himself or some such, he poured poison in his ear. Hamlet was the sneaky one (and it got almost everyone killed)
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> Spider-Tisafarfarbetter,opps,wrongauthor-Boy

In Hamlet, trying to find someone "whispering into the ear of whoever is vulnerable enough to listen and believe" is easy. Look at the Ghost of Hamlet's father.

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