30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 6

[lareinenoire]

Day #6: Your favourite villainess female villain

angevin2 made a great post on the general awesome that is Joan la Pucelle, and at the risk of basically repeating everything she said, I would pretty much agree with her assessment. :) Although I don't like Joan as much as Margaret, I don't necessarily believe Margaret is a villain. What seems to set Joan

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[gehayi]

I don't remember Tamora. What does she do that's villainous, and why do you like her?

[lareinenoire]

Tamora is the Queen of the Goths and one of the primary antagonists in Titus (along with her co-conspirator Aaron the Moor). She enters as a prisoner of Titus Andronicus, who has just succeeded in defeating the Goths, and, after he executes her eldest son, she swears to avenge his death by destroying Titus' family. She is one of those responsible for the rape and mutilation of Titus' daughter Lavinia; the others being Aaron, and her two remaining sons Chiron and Demetrius

[fuunsaiki]

Also, if it weren't for Tamora, we wouldn't have the ABSOLUTE BEST LINES OF SHAKESPEARE EVER:

DEMETRIUS Villain, what hast thou done?
AARON That which thou canst not undo.
CHIRON Thou hast undone our mother.
AARON Villain, I have done thy mother.

... ooh, and now I know what I'm posting for day 18! Huzzah! Thank you! :D

[lareinenoire]

HEE. I'd forgotten that bit, actually, so thanks for reminding me! Aaron is just so deliciously awful.