Comments on: Top 10 Greatest Shakespeare Villains

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:18:15 +0000

I have only seen 18 plays live and several on DVD, I have seen most of the popular ones… and have to go with Aaron on the fact that he is pure evil… I ended up writing a blog about Aaron after seeing Titus, it can be found here:
http://marylandshakespeare.com/2010/01/19/titus-aaron-the-moor/

By: Keith Watabayashi

Keith Watabayashi — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:28:31 +0000

Richard III should be number 1. He even says “Since I cannot play a lover…I am determined to play a villain.”

Unlike Tamara and Aaron he doesn’t kill his wartime enemies, he kills his OWN FAMILY, including his brother and two small nephews. Granted the things Aaron talks about while he is captured are horrible, do we really believe him, or is he just making one last great stand against the world he despises so much? Richard III is evil to the bone, admits as much, then revels in it. Aaron and Tamara plot to destroy their WARTIME enemy, which is cold-blooded murder but not as evil as killing your own blood during peace time.

I agree with all ten people on this list but I would rank the child killers and family murderersd higher; Richard II, Edmound, Claudius, and Richard III.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:55:23 +0000

Honestly I believe Iago should be in the number one spot. He is ridiculously manipulative, and knows exactly how to play his pal Othello, and everyone around him. All while seeming trustworthy and sincere, with everyone’s best interests at heart.

While yes, Aaron the Moor was harsh and kind of evil, he didnt pass for innocent the whole time. No one knew Iago was behind everything till his wife got kind of smart.

Iago is hands-down the best.

By: suze

suze — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:59:44 +0000

he was the result in the death of many characters in the play and all this for a silly reason , and i think that the life of people is very important but Iago equilateral the matter of life with human and ins ant people life he become like animals and don’t think how his evil grow like a plant and it’s end by killing his wife by his hand ………….. he is a very trouble man

By: Duane

Duane — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:07:59 +0000

I agree with everything except Don John. “I’m so evil I’m going to break up the wedding! BWahahahahaha!” I always envision him in a black hat and cape twirling a handlebar mustache ala Snidely Whiplash.

And how in the world do you have a lesson in Titus at the top of the list, and leave out the cannibalism? Titus may not have been the villain, but he’s the one who cooked Tamora’s kids and fed them to her.

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