Agrippa.
He was in Antony and Cleopatra.
Agrippa was responsible for most of Octavian succsessful battles.
He would own the chess board like none of teh others.
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Speaking of "Othello," that sneaky Iago might be quite the chess player.
Yeah, 'cause the Bard was such an elitist and didn't pander to the masses.
WellRead wrote:
If I had to say which thread annoys me the most on here, it's this one and I am demanding it stop. First, I am a Gramercy Scholar, a major benefactor of the Folger Library in Washington, DC, and I have played King Lear, Falstaff and Charles the Wrestler in 'As You Like It.' Shakespeare should really be reserved exclusively for the learned. The Sweet Swan of Avon would be aghast that the profane are blaspheming some of his most exquisite creations in the name of a "Who's Best Contest?" I confess that I too got sucked into this thread, but now I am demanding this nonsense cease. Please, if you do not have at least an MA in literature, I ask that you refrain from adding any additional pollution to this thread.
Reverently yours,
Master Haywood
Bollocks. Shakespeare, like chess, is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe, to borrow a Sanskrit proverb. There's plenty in Shakespeare for the highbrow and the blue-stocking, but old Will couldn't see a gallery without playing to it, which is why certain scenes in the canon are one long stream of bawdy jokes. Hie thee hence and be po-faced in your Library, sirrah, and unto thee I make the fig of Spain. 
iago, hands down.
allow me to elaborate. a planner with a clear strategy, but one who is able to improvise when things change. A keen eye for an opportunity and one who realises his goal without anyone realising the depth and cunning of his plan!
ivandh wrote:
Richard III was a cunning strategist but too greedy for material.
He sucks. I played him once, and he traded his whole kingdom for my horse.
Romeo and Juliet suck too. They keep making really crazy sacrifices for no reason.
WellRead wrote:
If I had to say which thread annoys me the most on here, it's this one and I am demanding it stop. First, I am a Gramercy Scholar, a major benefactor of the Folger Library in Washington, DC, and I have played King Lear, Falstaff and Charles the Wrestler in 'As You Like It.' Shakespeare should really be reserved exclusively for the learned. The Sweet Swan of Avon would be aghast that the profane are blaspheming some of his most exquisite creations in the name of a "Who's Best Contest?" I confess that I too got sucked into this thread, but now I am demanding this nonsense cease. Please, if you do not have at least an MA in literature, I ask that you refrain from adding any additional pollution to this thread.
Reverently yours,
Master Haywood
Since he plagarized shamelessly, somehow I don't think he'd mind.
Titus Andronicus - Military backround, Motivated, Vengeful, .... a man who would torture his opponents without the slightest hesitation. A psycho!
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elizabethlonehvid wrote:
I vote for Julius Cesar.
He would have tactics, strategy, patience and cunning.
He was killed in the end !
Jun 16, 2011
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Lady Macbeth
One of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. She plots Duncan’s murder, and she is stronger, more ruthless, and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder.
Jun 16, 2011
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i dont know i kind of fear Shylock from Merchant of Venice, i mean if it werent for that he cant draw blood thing he would decapitate the king every time, yeah he cant take anything sad but true
Jun 16, 2011
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MsJean wrote:
elizabethlonehvid wrote:
I vote for Julius Cesar.
He would have tactics, strategy, patience and cunning.
He was killed in the end !
you mean in the middle of act 3 he was also killed by a brilliant display of cooperation by the conspiracy, much like that one dude lost the game of the century
I surprised no one thought Cleopatra would have been a good hess player. She was very clever.
Jun 17, 2011
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Prospero, because he had plenty of time to work on his game while in exile
SophieWildChild wrote:
Ok let me start...not King Lear, too senile
On the contrary, if it were blindfold chess we may have to give him the nod, for he sees things feelingly.
Gil-Gandel wrote:
WellRead wrote:
If I had to say which thread annoys me the most on here, it's this one and I am demanding it stop. First, I am a Gramercy Scholar, a major benefactor of the Folger Library in Washington, DC, and I have played King Lear, Falstaff and Charles the Wrestler in 'As You Like It.' Shakespeare should really be reserved exclusively for the learned. The Sweet Swan of Avon would be aghast that the profane are blaspheming some of his most exquisite creations in the name of a "Who's Best Contest?" I confess that I too got sucked into this thread, but now I am demanding this nonsense cease. Please, if you do not have at least an MA in literature, I ask that you refrain from adding any additional pollution to this thread.
Reverently yours,
Master Haywood
Bollocks. Shakespeare, like chess, is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe, to borrow a Sanskrit proverb. There's plenty in Shakespeare for the highbrow and the blue-stocking, but old Will couldn't see a gallery without playing to it, which is why certain scenes in the canon are one long stream of bawdy jokes. Hie thee hence and be po-faced in your Library, sirrah, and unto thee I make the fig of Spain.
well said! The opening scenes in Laurence Olivier's Henry V film show how Shakespeare's plays were designed to please ' the groundlings'; and it would be a sad day indeed if non academics were discouraged from contributing to debates.
Another vote for Iago - although Portia would no doubt be a very dangerous opponent.
For shear, vengeful bloody mindedness and a willingness to torture his opponent - Titus Andronicus.