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| Lady Macbeth from "Macbeth" | She has extreme ambition to become queen, and taunts her husband for his lack of courage. |
| Tybalt from "Romeo and Juliet" | Member of the Capulet family and the cousin of Juliet. His death is what leads to the banishment of Romeo from Verona. |
| King Claudius from "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" | He became the ruler of Denmark by pouring poison into the ear of his sleeping brother, King Hamlet. He then married Gertrude, King Hamlet's widow. |
| Caliban from "The Tempest" | The son of the Algerian witch Sycorax. He attempts to overthrow and kill the magician Prospero. |
| Duke Fredrick from "As You Like It" | He overthrew his brother, Duke Senior, and seized control of the court. There, he harbors his brother’s daughter Rosalind as a companion to his own daughter, Celia. |
| Proteus from "The Two Gentleman of Verona" | He visits his friend Valentine in Milan, and becomes infatuated with Valentine’s love, Silvia. Although he has sworn that he will be faithful to a woman in Verona named Julia, he breaks his promise and tries to win Silvia for himself |
| Angelo from "Measure for Measure" | He is entrusted with the rule of Vienna by Duke Vicentio, who pretends to leave the city but actually remains present, disguised as “Friar Lodowick.” He enforces antiquated laws against fornication, resulting in Claudio’s arrest and execution |
| Richard, Duke of Gloucester from "Richard III" | He plots against his brothers King Edward IV and George, Duke of Clarence, and causes Edward to imprison Clarence in the Tower of London. He also marries and kills the Lady Anne, and orders the deaths of Edward’s children. |
| Iago from "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice | He believes that his wife, Emilia, may have cheated on him with Othello, he then vows revenge against Othello. |
