Hard to pick one, but Iago's got to be in any list.

I agree about *Cymbaline* -- it's complicated and witty, and like his other late plays, it straddles comedy, tragedy, and romance.

Who do you think is the greatest Shakespearean villain of all time?

Also, I don't know if you're familiar with it, but I recently was acquainted with *Cymbeline*. Online it's called a tragedy, but my Pelican Shakespeare calls it a comedy...(and it reads as a comedy).

Anyway, it's now one of my favorites and IMO *highly* underrated. It's got a little blood :)

SilkyNinja

Love Titus -- Aaron is one of the truly great villains. I've been lucky enough to see it live twice, though the first time was also a first date, and it turns out the woman had not been aware of what she was in for. There was no second date there.

("Always choose a partner who enjoys the same level of gore in Shakespeare as you do" is a good philosophy.)

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Shakespeare and Revenge

Love Titus -- Aaron is one of the truly great villains. I've been lucky enough to see it live twice, though the first time was also a first date, and it turns out the woman had not been aware of what she was in for. There was no second date there.

("Always choose a partner who enjoys the same level of gore in Shakespeare as you do" is a good philosophy.)