Hedoesnotstintherindress。
Thestagevillainissuperiortothevillainofreallife。Thevillainofreallifeisactuatedbymeresordidandselfishmotives。
Thestagevillaindoesvillainy，notforanypersonaladvantagetohimself，butmerelyfromtheloveofthethingasanart。Villainyistohimitsownreward;herevelsinit。
\"Betterfarbepoorandvillainous，\"hesaystohimself，\"thanpossessallthewealthoftheIndieswithaclearconscience。Iwillbeavillain，\"hecries。\"Iwill，atgreatexpenseandinconveniencetomyself，murderthegoodoldman，gettheheroaccusedofthecrime，andmakelovetohiswifewhileheisinprison。Itwillbeariskyandlaboriousbusinessformefrombeginningtoend，andcanbringmenopracticaladvantagewhatever。ThegirlwillcallmeinsultingnameswhenIpayheravisit，andwillpushmeviolentlyinthechestwhenIgetnearher;hergolden—hairedinfantwillsayIamabadmanandmayevenrefusetokissme。Thecomicmanwillcovermewithhumorousopprobrium，andthevillagerswillgetadayoffandhangaboutthevillagepubandhootme。Everybodywillseethroughmyvillainy，andIshallbenabbedintheend。Ialwaysam。Butitisnomatter，Iwillbeavillain——ha！ha！\"
Onthewhole，thestagevillainappearstoustobearatherbadlyusedindividual。Heneverhasany\"estates\"orpropertyhimself，andhisonlychanceofgettingonintheworldistosneakthehero’s。Hehasanaffectionatedisposition，andneverhavinganywifeofhisownheiscompelledtoloveotherpeople’s;buthisaffectioniseverunrequited，andeverythingcomeswrongforhimintheend。