a story‚ one of the most important ingredients needed to make it successful is the development of a proper villain. Without one to stand opposed to the hero‚ many tales would feel flat‚ boring‚ and without purpose to the reader or audience. Villains have always held a special place in literature; at times they are loved by the public as much as they are loathed by them. From classic villains like the witch in Grimm’s fairy Tales that intends to eat Hansel and Gretel to modern creations such as Lord
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In stories‚ villains play a major part; they move the plot forward and without them‚ something feels missing. Among the ranks of villains‚ there are many different tiers of their abilities. There are the villains whose plots are easily foiled; whose minds are only focused on one thing and disregard anything else that could potentially be of use to them. Then there are villains whose plots are further meticulously planned‚ yet thwarted in the end. And finally‚ there are the villains who are perfect
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reading the Merchant Of Venice. Is Shylock really a victim or a villain? At first‚ we weren’t quite sure about the answer as throughout the play Shylock is portrayed as being both victim and villain. However‚ after reading and analyzing the book and getting enough evidence to prove our point‚ we finally made up our minds and decided which was the most suitable adjective for Shylock. On the one hand‚ Shylock might be considered as a villain as he is a miserly moneylender who delights in the prospect
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the villains/ nemesis play within the Bond novels isn’t unique per say‚ but without them‚ there would definitely be no Bond novels. Each villain Bond faces shapes who Bond is as a character. They test Bond’s limits and they provide him with the tools to make himself look good within the novel and films. Every good guy has a bad guy to fight type situation is what we see in the Bond novels. Though Bond is tortured and put to the test by these villains‚ he always comes out on top. The villain will
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the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda‚ king and queen of Sparta; half-sister of Helen of Troy‚ and husband of Agamemnon‚ ruler of Mycenae. She is infamous for plotting to murder her husband and Cassandra with Aegisthus‚ enemy of Agamemnon. She is a villain for her murder of innocent Cassandra and of her committing adultery. Clytemnestra is a murderer‚ slaughtering Cassandra for no reason besides for her own pride. Cassandra was a slave brought back by Agamemnon as a prize from the Trojan War (Clarke)
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reality. In most of Shakespeare’s plays‚ there is a hero and with a hero‚ there is usually a villain. Some audience members generally have a tendency to speculate great analytical views about the heroes of the play while villains are ignored and perceived to be even more evil. This may be true‚ but the portrayal of villainous characters does not mean that they were forced to become evil. The query is how a villain becomes
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Magneto: hero or Villain? When we think of villains there are several that quickly come to mind. For Batman there is the Joker‚ Superman has Lex Luthor as his great revel‚ and Spider-Man fights the Green Goblin. Yet no other character is as complex as the X-Men’s villain‚ Magneto. From they very beginning of the comic series there has not been a person that has crossed the line between hero and villain as much as Magneto. Even though he has helped and saved the X- men on several occasions. What
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Iago’s role as the ultimate villain. Handelman states “Iago is a relentless and witty villain…” Iago ultimately causes the deaths of Othello‚ Desdemona‚ and himself. Killing Othello and Desdemona alone‚ would not have quenched his thirst for evil‚ he had to destroy the lives of his victims before he killed them (Handelman 1). In agreement with the idea of Iago being the ultimate villain‚ Samantha Markham of Suite101.com Inc.‚ wrote the article “The Brilliant Villain of Othello‚” which states
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The villain Magneto killed millions of people‚ Loki the great trickster god who managed to kill over 80 people in his first 2 days on earth and Khan opened fire on unarmed Captains of Starfleet during a meeting. All three are seen as classic super villains out for blood. Can their actions be justified though? Can we truly justify the actions of a great super villain by their past experiences‚ by their perspective or even by their personality traits twisting their morals into something more? We will
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Shylock: Victim or Villain? He is a Jewish moneylender who earns his living by charging interest on money he loans (like modern banks). He often speaks prose in the play‚ which marks him out as an outsider. He is persecuted by all the non-Jews he knows: He tells Antonio‚ "suff’rance is the badge of all our tribe". He is verbally abused and bullied by most characters in the play and is called cruel names including "villain with a smiling cheek‚ cut-throat dog‚ bloody creditor‚ damned inexecrable
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