This passage explores the complexities of villainous characters in Elizabethan drama, emphasizing that they are not entirely inhuman, but rather influenced by challenging circumstances. The passage dissects several famous villains, including Shylock (The Merchant of Venice), Claudius (Hamlet), Barabas (The Jew of Malta), Iago (Othello), Aaron (Titus Andronicus) and .....
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Explain the following expressions from the text in your own words. The first one is done for you.
1. Get his own back = do something bad, to someone because they did. Something bad, to you
2. Power-hungry
3. Meet one’s ends
4. Back down
5. Fall prey to one’s own methods
6. Put plan into action
7. Betray trust
8. Keep slate clean
9. Have a hand
10. Get the better of
- Get his own back = do something bad, to someone because they did. Something bad, to you
- Power-hungry: This expression refers to a person who has an insatiable or excessive desire for power, authority, or control.
- Meet one's ends: This expression means to accomplish or achieve one's goals or objectives.
- Back down: To back down means to withdraw, retreat, or yield in a conflict, argument, or confrontation.
- Fall prey to one's own methods: This expression describes the situation when someone becomes a victim or suffers the negative consequences of their own actions or strategies.
- Put plan into action: This expression means to implement or execute a planned course of action.
- Betray trust: To betray trust means to break or violate the confidence or reliance placed in someone.
- Keep slate clean: This expression refers to maintaining a clean record or reputation, free from any wrongdoing or guilt.
- Have a hand: This expression means to be involved or play a role in a particular situation or activity.
- Get the better of: This expression signifies overcoming or outwitting someone in a conflict or competition.
Use a dictionary and the context of the write-ups to explain the meaning of these words. They are underlined in the write-ups. The first one is done for you.
1. Motive = intent or reason for committing the crime
2. Suspicion
3. Interest
4. Manipulates
5. Unscrupulous
6. Uncanny
7. Lieutenant
8. Schemer
9. Mastermind
10. Campaign
11. Slave
12. Rebellious
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- Make sure that your point of view is clear. Your argument will not be very effective if no one
understands what you are talking about.
- I think social networking sites are bad because they isolate you from the real world
and create an unreal persona.
- Use statistics and research and other forms of information to support your argument for or
against the topic. This will make your argument more reliable.
- Research has shown that over ____________% of youngsters are hooked to some or
the other social networking site. This has resulted in ____________ reduction in
their inter-personal interactions and in socialization.
- Acknowledge the counter point to justify your stance. This will make it seem as if you know
what the other viewpoint is, but still go by your view.
- It is true, like my ‘Against’ team said, that social networking sites enable greater
interaction with long-lost friends but it is a false notion that this is true friendship
that is being promoted.
- Use convincing words and techniques.
- I would urge you to ask yourself this question: Would you rather meet a friend or
post updates for that friend on a social networking site?
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- Usually a villain wants
- a. money
- b. revenge
- c. poison
- Shylock is a
- a. money-lender
- b. disciple
- c. doctor
- Claudius is a corrupt politician who manipulates
- a. Prince Hamlet
- b. Gertrude
- c. everyone
- Barabas wants revenge from Ferneze because
- a. he took away his fortune
- b. He punished him
- c. he put him behind bars
- Lago planned to destroy Othello by
- a. hurting him
- b. poisoning his ears about Desdemona
- c. joining hands with Othello’s enemy
- According to Aaron, if he gets to live longer, he would
- a. seek forgiveness
- b. commit more crimes
- c. go into hiding
- a. money
- b. revenge
- c. poison
- a. money-lender
- b. disciple
- c. doctor
- a. Prince Hamlet
- b. Gertrude
- c. everyone
- a. he took away his fortune
- b. He punished him
- c. he put him behind bars
- a. hurting him
- b. poisoning his ears about Desdemona
- c. joining hands with Othello’s enemy
- a. seek forgiveness
- b. commit more crimes
- c. go into hiding
- b. revenge
- a. money-lender
- c. everyone
- a. he took away his fortune
- b. poisoning his ears about Desdemona
- b. commit more crimes
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‘O, my offence is rank it smells to heaven’.
- a. Who said this?
- b. What was the speaker’s offence?
- c. What happens to the villain in the end?
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Unlock now 🔓Initially, Barabas is shown as simply a hoarder of money, who loves to spend time counting the money.
- a. What changes Barabas from being a plain hoarder of money to being a villain?
- b. Whom does Barabas hate?
- c. What does he do as a villainous character?
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- a. Does Prospero treat him the same way always? What happens later?
- b. Why does Caliban turn into a villain?
- c. What does he try to do when he does not get Prospero’s sympathies?
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- "One of the major characters in many famous plays written during the Elizabethan times is the villain." - This line establishes the significance of villains as a central figure in Elizabethan drama, setting the stage for the discussion of the various villains featured later in the text.
- "Usually the villain wants revenge because of some injury done to him by another character." - This line provides context for the motivations behind the actions of many Elizabethan villains, giving insight into their complexities and why they may not see themselves as "bad."
- "Shylock is the villain… He is viewed with suspicion and distrust by the other characters." - This introduces Shylock, one of Shakespeare's most well-known villains, and briefly outlines his position in ...
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- Elizabethan drama: A style of theater during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in England (1558-1603). Meaning: A form of theater popular during Queen Elizabeth I's time in England.
- Antagonist: A character in a story who opposes the main character or hero. Meaning: A character in a story who opposes or causes problems for the main character.
- Unscrupulous: Without moral principles or conscience; dishonest or unfair. Meaning: Not caring about what is right or wrong, morally corrupt.
- Mutilated: Damaged or injured severely, especially by cutting off a part of the body. Meaning: Badly injured or damaged, ...
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