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He’s my favorite villain from an English novel. What other novels should I read if I liked this characterization?

>> No.21632924

Merchant of Venice.

>> No.21632977

>>21632890
>>21632924
Can't put my finger on the common trope here...

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>>21632977
Nor can I, anon.

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>>21632994
Kek

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>>21632994
Don't forget Simon bar Sinister!

>> No.21633062

>>21633014
>oh wow guys. Look at his hands!
Go back >>>/pol/

>> No.21633065

>>21633062
>t. Randall J. Weems

>> No.21633093

>>21633062
Is a common trope throughout all classical lit, anon. Anti-semetism or judenhass, that is jewhate, may be one of the oldest topics in literature that has barely changed in over 2400 years. Even the Ancient Greeks wrote of their disgust for their practices.

>> No.21634441

>>21632890
check out fitzgerald's collection The Pat Hobby Stories, not his best work by a long shot but a number of these sorts of characters

>> No.21635297

>>21632890
>What other novels should I read if I liked this characterization?
Try reading Charles Dickens other books, I think they have similar villains

>> No.21636150

>>21635297
None quite so depraved as Fagin, though the villains from Martin Chuzzlewit don't follow far behind.

>> No.21636179

>>21633093
>Anti-semetism or judenhass, that is jewhate, may be one of the oldest topics in literature that has barely changed in over 2400 years. Even the Ancient Greeks wrote of their disgust for their practices.
This, the first history book ever written has what is arguably a description of a false flag operation conducted by the kingdom of israel

>> No.21636274

>>21636179
>>21633093
>This, the first history book ever written has what is arguably a description of a false flag operation conducted by the kingdom of israel
>Even the Ancient Greeks wrote of their disgust for their practices.
What are the names of the texts and events you're referring to?

>> No.21636318
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>>21632890
Der Ring des Nibelungen. Alberich and Mime come directly from the world of 19th century industry and are obvious antisemitic stereotypes.

https://youtu.be/mBCNV2o266w?t=2827