All 4 Uses of
malice
in
Faust -- Part 1 -- translated by Theil
- FAUST
So thou with thy cold devil's fist
Still clench'd in malice impotent
Dost the creative power resist,
The active, the beneficent!†*malice = the desire to hurt others or see them suffer
- He in my bosom with malicious zeal
For that fair image fans a raging fire;
From craving to enjoyment thus I reel,
And in enjoyment languish for desire.†
- If for a moment he but enter here,
He looks around him with a mocking sneer,
And malice ill-conceal'd;
That he with naught on earth can sympathize is clear;
Upon his brow 'tis legibly revealed,
That to his heart no living soul is dear.†malice = the desire to hurt others or see them suffer
- roll in malicious rage thy fiendish eyes!†
Definition:
the intention or desire to see others suffer