for him Don Giovanni is not so much an isolated pathological case, but an extreme representative of the self-obsessed, egoistic, modern Spassgesellschaft

You will remember that I analyzed the final coming together of all Giovanni's enemies as representing, in much the same way as the great revolt in Macbeth, the revolt of freeborn society against banditry, rape and murder. Ottavio and Anna, I said, represent the upper classes, Masetto and Zerlina the freeborn churls, and you can even read Elvira, with her ever-rejected determination to love and forgive, even giving him one last chance when he is literally on the edge of Hell, and eventually taking the veil, as representing the Church. And that being the case, I think this is where I have the deepest issue. I think that if you insist that Macbeth and Giovanni are representative of anything but their own selves, you end up breaking down the ordinary barrier of society. It is a frequent talking point, that the difference between villain and ordinary citizen, or villain and cop, is one of degree rather than kind, but I cannot - at least, in this particular context - accept it.

OT: who is the extremely sexy black-haired lady on your icon?