Today, in a 2-for-1 Villain entry of #28 and #27, we have the devilish duo of Chiron and Demetrius, sons of the Goth Queen and Roman Empress Tamora. They commit acts of horror – so why aren’t they higher on the list? Listen in to find out what they do, what they don’t do, and what knocked them out of the top ten.
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Villain #30 on the list is Titus Andronicus’ Saturninus – he doesn’t have an evil plot of his own, but he manages some pretty awful stuff nonetheless.
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PS. Not listed in the video is the awesomely lovely episode where Saturninus petulantly tries to steal his brother’s fiancee because, hey, I’m the emperor now and your would-be father-in-law is a slave of duty so HA!
While Shakespeare tragedies often kill off many of the relevant characters, those left behind to lead the way into the future are interesting too. Here is a discussion of three characters who are raised to power by the end of their respective tragedies: Lucius (Titus Andronicus), Malcolm (Macbeth), and Fortinbras (Hamlet).
And, with a much pithier statement on the end of tragedies than I could ever muster, here is TheGeekyBlonde’s Hamlet, which ends with her Fortinbras summing up how Shakespeare ends his tragedies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mHQ8te8Rfk
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