On the other hand, Yoritomo is described as a person who did not hide his cruelty towards his younger brothers, and in the scene of Shizuka Gozen's dance, in contrast to the dignified two women, Shizuka and Masako, his is maliciously depicted as a narrow-minded and bigoted person.
頼朝については弟達への冷酷さを隠そうとはせず、静御前の舞の場面では、凛然たる静と政子に対し、狭量で頑迷な頼朝という描写は悪意的なものがある。