If We Were Villains

If We Were Villains

by

M. L. Rio

Frederick Teasdale Character Analysis

Frederick is the theatre professor who teaches the students about Shakespeare. Kind and slightly stern, Frederick favors James and often smiles at Oliver, too. He expresses concern for Oliver when he breaks a teacup in his classroom, and the students speculate that he and Gwendolyn might have picked King Lear as the spring play so that he could keep a closer eye on them.

Frederick Teasdale Quotes in If We Were Villains

The If We Were Villains quotes below are all either spoken by Frederick Teasdale or refer to Frederick Teasdale. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Fate vs. Free Will Theme Icon
).
Act 4, Prologue Quotes

“A good Shakespearean actor—a good actor of any stripe, really—doesn’t just say words, he feels them. We felt all the passions of the characters we played as if they were our own. But a character’s emotions don’t cancel out the actor’s—instead you feel both at once. Imagine having all your own thoughts and feelings tangled up with all the thoughts and feelings of a whole other person. It can be hard, sometimes, to sort out which is which.”

Related Characters: Oliver Marks (speaker), Frederick Teasdale, Gwendolyn, Joseph Colborne
Page Number: 248-249
Explanation and Analysis:
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Frederick Teasdale Quotes in If We Were Villains

The If We Were Villains quotes below are all either spoken by Frederick Teasdale or refer to Frederick Teasdale. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Fate vs. Free Will Theme Icon
).
Act 4, Prologue Quotes

“A good Shakespearean actor—a good actor of any stripe, really—doesn’t just say words, he feels them. We felt all the passions of the characters we played as if they were our own. But a character’s emotions don’t cancel out the actor’s—instead you feel both at once. Imagine having all your own thoughts and feelings tangled up with all the thoughts and feelings of a whole other person. It can be hard, sometimes, to sort out which is which.”

Related Characters: Oliver Marks (speaker), Frederick Teasdale, Gwendolyn, Joseph Colborne
Page Number: 248-249
Explanation and Analysis: