HKB
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Often appears with: social morality · malice and resentment · justice as a virtue · honor, shame, and reputation · broken promises · anger, revenge, and forgiveness
Usually: speech or oration (1) · rivalry (1) · censure (1) · indignation (1)
“Can then such inbred malice live in man, To joy in ill, and from another's woes To draw his own delight?” Terence, The Comedies of Terence · insight
Charinus delivers a moral monologue condemning treacherous men who share in others’ suffering, then debates confronting his rival; he concludes anger can be used to embitter the other’s pleasure.
*CHARINUS alone.* Is this to be believ'd, or to be told? Can then such inbred malice live in man, To joy in ill, and from another's woes To draw his own delight?--Ah, is't then so? --Yes, such there are, the meanest of mankind, Who, from a sneaking bashfulness, at first Dare not refuse; but when the time comes on To make their promise good, then force perforce Open themselves and fear: yet must deny. Then too, oh sh…