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1. Villain number ten is Queen Margaret, who impressed me by being both very sympathetic in her losses and simultaneously so powerful she inspires more fear than pity, even in defeat. Who is her primary enemy, who she kills in a wondrous scene during "Henry VI Part III"?
2. The ninth villains are the tag-team of Lear's daughters, Goneril and Regan. Their lack of family feeling is cold enough that it not only destroys their father but also leads to their own demises. How exactly does this happen?
3. The eighth most evil villain is the most famous fratricide in Shakespeare, Claudius from "Hamlet". His motivations are compelling and deeply explored throughout the play. When he tries to pray, he lists three things that he has acquired/satisfied due to killing his brother, the prior king - he calls them "the effects for which I did the murder". Which is NOT one of them?
4. The seventh villains are the Lady Macbeth/Macbeth team from "Macbeth". They work together to conceive and execute a plan to kill the king and ensure Macbeth's coronation in the aftermath. Which is the LAST person to die of the four victims listed in their bloody march to and through power?
5. The sixth villain is the highest ranking villain from a problem play/comedy - Angelo from "Measure for Measure". His religious hypocrisy, deployed with ease through his politically powerful office, is a shock to the novice nun Isabella. He imposes upon her to sleep with him in exchange for what service to her in return?
6. The fifth villain is the cruel Goth Queen Tamora from "Titus Andronicus". Tamora eggs on her sons as they kill Bassianus and rape Lavinia, and when Titus apparently goes mad from all he has suffered, she decides to take advantage of his madness by appearing in the form of an ancient figure that he might enjoy meeting. Which mythological/archetypal figure does she pretend to be?
7. Villain number four is Edmund from "King Lear," a figure whose fraternal cruelty rivals even that of Claudius. Who does Edmund set against his poor brother Edgar?
8. The third villain is Aaron, the queen's lover and arch-schemer in "Titus Andronicus". While much of his scheming seems aimed at helping Chiron, Demetrius, and Tamora support their villainous aims, he does have a few things he does purely for his own amusement. For example, when Titus' two sons are going to be executed, what does Aaron tell Titus to do to save them from their fate?
9. The second villain is the one with arguably the highest body count to his credit - the eponymous Richard III. He's a brutal, manipulative power player whose presence on the political scene is highly divisive. He is most able to apply his skill in situations when he gets to work with those who like him, and also his family. What cruelty does he NOT inflict upon his family?
10. The number one villain is that monster of jealousy, Iago from "Othello." Iago's evil is very focused, only affecting a few people directly, but he makes up for his lack of quantity with breathtaking quality. He uses people as his tools. Which is a complete list of people who he influences to physically assault or kill other people?
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