... also seen as being cunning, manipulative, anti-social, brutal, and threateningly humorous. This dreadful physical appearance of Richard is somewhat similar to Dr Faustus' one in Marlowe's play, as his appearance is devilish and he used dragons in his activities. The unattractive physique used by Shakespeare makes ... end of the poem, Satan asserts that he has done that to excite the other demons in Hell facing the same suffering that Dr. Faustus together with Mephistopheles faced after making the wrong decisions. Based on the three plays discussed above, it is clear that villainous chara...

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