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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.2885  Saturday, 22 December 2001

From:           Martin Steward <MSteward@mds1974.freeserve.co.uk>
Date:           Friday, 21 Dec 2001 10:29:46 -0000
Subject: 12.2872 Dark Forces of Antagonism
Comment:        Re: SHK 12.2872 Dark Forces of Antagonism

“To know evil, its origins and its logic is a dark and terrifying path
to take for any writer, but to do the job properly is quite necessary”,
writes Sam Small portentously. “The writer must become that awful
character to know fully the world in which he resides.  The writer must
know the “evil one” as well as all the laudatory motives of the
protagonist”.

Of course, for the non-pathological among the writerly fraternity, there
is always the option of imagining. As Olivier said to Hoffman, “Dear
boy, haven’t you heard of acting?”

Of the devil's party without knowing it,
m

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