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    conflict? Or even give the people someone to despise.The villain is one of the most crucial people in literature‚ movies‚ and history. The villain is the person who constructs the storyline and brings about the hero. Therefore‚ if I had to choose between the role of a villain and the hero‚ I would make the unlikely selection of portraying the villain. The villain is able to teach a countless number of life lessons to the audience. For example‚ a villain is able to demonstrate that life is not always easy

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    The Villain in Hero’s Clothing Hero’s and villain’s is a theme that spans genres and age groups‚ from the foundation of a little boys play to the theme of a college level literature class. It is an idea deeply ingrained‚ good against evil‚ light against dark. However just like hero’s villains are guided by a set of rules‚ different from what is considered normal but there all the same. They have their own societies‚ created with those that follow them and they are strong‚ presenting a challenge to

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    "The more successful the villain‚ the more successful the picture."- Alfred Hitchcock. In the world of film and literaturevillains have been used to show the opposite of the hero. Where the hero is strong and makes honorable decisions‚ the villain is usually self-centered and uses evil to damage the lives of others for his own purposes. Villains sometimes fill others with fear‚ anger and occasional sadness. In general‚ every great tale of a hero also has a villain that readers love to hate. In

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    Odysseus: Hero or Villain

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    Lizeth Marin Honors Introduction to Literature Period 3 18 April 2008 Odysseus: Hero or Villain? Heading home‚ to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is faced upon many obstacles that he and his men try to overcome‚ but in the end substantiate that Odysseus is a villain. “The old soldier in despair: He has spent ten years (seven of them as Calypso’s not entirely unwillingly captive) trying to get home” (652‚ summary). Evidence proves that Odysseus is a villain‚ because he tries to convince that he was kept unwillingly

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    Machiavelli: Hero or Villain? Writing one of the most acclaimed books of all time must not have been easy; not one bit. Stating that‚ the fact that Frederick Douglas‚ among many others‚ is capable of criticizing Machiavelli and his genius work on The Prince‚ really infuriates me. Unconsciously‚ Niccolo Machiavelli became one of the first and most important philosophical leaders of all time after writing The Prince. Although The Prince is considered one of the greatest pieces of political theory

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    Heroes and Villains in Postmodernism The perfect (maybe) word to write about in Urban Dictionary because everything you say about it is encompassed by it. So if I were to say that Postmodernism is a goat‚ I am of course‚ right (left). If I say that Postmodernism is an art movement based on the unsurity of a declining art market of the 90 ’s‚ I ’d be correct (whatever that means). Eat your Captain Crunch‚ look at a Madonna video and drink a glass of Tang. Reality is media. Reality is simulation.

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    important as I believe it shaped Winston to be a great prime minister during Britain’s dark time of war. He was a well-rounded person by not just being in politics and the army‚ Winston also was a historian and writer‚ even winning a noble prize for literature. However Churchill had 5 main characteristics which made him both a great leader and my political hero. Firstly he had an ability to inspire others‚ his fierce patriotism lead him to write brilliant speeches‚ e.g. ‘we will fight on the beaches’

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    The Triumphant Villain of Iago In analysis of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of “Othello‚” famed 20th century literary critic W.H. Auden suggests that all the dastardly deeds are of Iago’s doing‚ and that “everything he sets out to do‚ he accomplishes”. I personally agree with this stance‚ as well as Auden’s proclamation that Iago is a “triumphant villain”. To fully understand how Iago fits the role of the “triumphant villain‚” however‚ one must understand that there are two parts to this claim

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    Alyssa Auch Professor Grover ENG 314 November 17‚ 2012 A Victimized Villain in Venice What makes a villain? When introduced in films‚ the antagonist is often given tell-tale‚ gloomy music and shadowed lighting. They scowl and sneer and laugh in derision‚ and we know they are the opposition. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ the villains often introduce themselves as such‚ stating their macabre intentions or hateful jealousies. From a psychological point of view‚ their thoughts are simple enough

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    Columbus: Hero or Villain

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    think Columbus is a villain? To begin with‚ Christopher Columbus is a villain is the fact that he stole America from the natives. His job was to find a passage to Asia but instead he found this new land and took it upon himself to take their treasures and gold for his own country and instead of trading like they would do with Asians he took advantage of their nobleness and didn’t just take their gold but made them work to death Second reason ‚ that makes Columbus a villain is the fact that he

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