Don John: The Quiet Malice of Shakespeare's Villain
Chapter 1

The silver-tongued manipulators

Chapter 2

Betrayers of crown and family

Chapter 3

Antagonists in the grey area

Chapter 4

Pure malice and chaotic forces

YOUR GOAL

Master of The villains of Shakespeare

Ch 2 · Betrayers of crown and family
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schopenhauer The poison pen of Claudius

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schopenhauer The banishing wrath of Duke Frederick

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The quiet malice of Don John

schopenhauer Don John tries to ruin a wedding purely out of spite and melancholy.

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The cold ambition of Edmund

schopenhauer Edmund rejects his family and the social order to seize power in King Lear.

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Royal Rogues
BETA

schopenhauer Match each royal rogue to their plot to master the trivia of Shakespeare's plays.

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Fun Fact

The real Macbeth: The real King Macbeth of Scotland ruled successfully for 17 years and was actually considered a generous king.

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Glossary
usurper (noun)
A person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force. King Claudius exemplifies this by murdering his brother to seize the Danish throne in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Gossip

Which family betrayal in a story hurts the absolute most?

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Quiz

What sudden life-changing event causes the villainous Duke Frederick to give up his usurped crown in As You Like It?

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schopenhauer The cold ambition of Edmund

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Quiz

In King Lear, which character does Edmund frame for plotting to murder their father, the Earl of Gloucester?

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schopenhauer The quiet malice of Don John

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Quiz

Which bumbling constable and his watchmen accidentally uncover Don John's plot in Much Ado About Nothing?

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Quiz

How does Claudius murder Hamlet's father, the former King of Denmark?

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Quiz

What is the name of the play-within-a-play that Hamlet uses to trap Claudius into revealing his guilt?

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Quiz

In King Lear, what is Edmund's status in his family that drives his resentment and ambition?

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Quiz

In Much Ado About Nothing, whom does Don John falsely accuse of being unfaithful on her wedding day?

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Quiz

Where does Duke Frederick banish his brother, Duke Senior, at the start of As You Like It?

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