An Analysis of the Shakespearean Villain in ‘Othello’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Munster (Englisches Seminar), language: English, abstract: Is there a difference between a tragic villain and a comic one? On the basis of the two Shaespearean villains Iago of the tragedy Othello and Don John, the villain of the comedy Much Ado about Nothing this term paper aims at scrutinizing the concept of the Elizabethan villain.