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Character Role Analysis

Vindice and the Duke

These two are opposites, right? Vindice seems not to have glanced at a woman since his fiancée was murdered, while the Duke goes around poisoning women who won't sleep with him. Vindice wants justice while the Duke does his best to prevent it. And Vindice wants revenge, while the Duke is hoping it won't catch up with him. The only trouble is, as Vindice becomes consumed by his passion for revenge, we see him become more like the very person who inspires his quest in the first place: the Duke. Oops.