Tag Archives: Evil

“Othello’s” Toxic Relationships

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2022

“Othello” continues to raise urgent questions that we’ve got to grapple with.

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Satan Strikes Again, This Time in Aurora

By Robin Bates | Published: July 23, 2012

The shootings in Aurora, Colorado call forth literary works about evil stalking the world, including “Beowulf” and “Paradise Lost.”

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Is There a Price for Doing Evil?

By Robin Bates | Published: July 22, 2010

In a dinner conversation with academic colleagues and novelist Rachel Kranz, we grappled with the question of whether those who commit atrocities pay a price for doing so. I came to the conclusion that it is a question that novelists and poets are sometimes better at answering than academics.

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