Before Coleridge, "Hamlet" was often denigrated and belittled by critics from Voltaire to Dr. Johnson. Witnesses spoke of being belittled and ridiculed on a daily basis. He treated everyone with respect and compassion and never belittled or offended anyone. Delia kills Eldon, but continues to be abused and belittled by Angus. Effie soon begins to feel isolated, especially as she is repeatedly belittled by John's mother. In each of these fights, Clay vocally belittled his opponents and vaunted his abilities. Gotti became furious and loudly belittled Locascio in front of other inmates. Sivakasi enrages, thinking that they belittled him, and chase them out of his house. Cornette belittled Anderson and claimed that his men were far superior to him. Macmillan, obsessed with economic expansion, constantly belittled Lloyd in his memoirs. The drunkard, who had two sons, belittled the rich man for being childless. He even belittled Niemeyer's V piloti, as purely aesthetic. He had mood swings and often belittled her. Both Rosenbaum and Hoberman belittled the titular minority report as a "red herring". Wilson belittled Kooper's organ skills but did not forbid him to play.