A Villain Nonetheless A great hero is often classified as such due to their outstanding ability to defeat opposition against all odds. The opposition may be a physical barrier, such as a barren desert they must cross; an emotional struggle, such as a mental illness or suffocating grief; or an antagonist who seeks to foil the hero’s plans at every stage. An antagonist, or villain, can add much depth and intrigue to a story, particularly through the reasoning behind their actions. Many villains are
A villain can be described as someone who does bad things that harm others. Athena the goddess of wisdom and of war is often revered for her bravery in battle and her cunning wits. (“ATHENE MYTHS 3”). However, during the Trojan War, she proved to have a despicable side to her as well. Athena showed her villainous qualities when she helped instigate what is known to be the start of the Trojan War and when she helped Achilles kill his enemy, Hector. Athena was a villain but did not, in fact, start
Movie Villains What really is a villain? Villains have been alive forever, there is no way to easily detected them or stopping them. They come in all shapes and sizes from animals to little children to even space aliens. Each villain has his or her own particular style, usually greed. Another big reason for there evil acts is because of revenge, revenge can turn innocent people in to cold blooded killers. The term used to represent villains is antagonist, or someone who opposes the protagonist
at all. Generally the conflict of a story comes from a villainous person. Just because they are call a villain doesn’t mean they have to be some who has super powers and uses them for evil. A villain is the antagonist, or the person who cause the conflict in the story. Usually the villain is looking for some personal gain of some sort. Othello, MIdsummer Nights Dream, and Hamlet all have villains who have some similarities and some differences. First of all, In Midsummer Nights Dream, there are essentially
In a story, there will always be a villain or a protagonist, which makes the story what it is. Without the conflicts or problems that the villains start, there really wouldn’t be any stories, or if there were they would be boring because nothing dramatic would happen in them. William Shakespeare wrote many plays that had villains or protagonists in them, and because of this his plays were very appealing to the audience to sit and watch them. Some of the plays that Shakespeare wrote include the texts
MACBETH ESSAY The proposition that “Macbeth is a villain in whom there is little to admire'; is an inadequate judgement of Macbeth’s character. Macbeth is not consciously and naturally malevolent, and there are many aspects of his character and his downfall which serve to support this. Macbeth was not only a victim of his own actions, but also of the human condition and the extremely powerful forces of both his wife and fate. Throughout the play the audience undoubtedly experiences feelings
Villains, super or otherwise, fictional or real are surprisingly popular for being such bad people. In a world where you have serial killers and rapists on death row getting fan mail and getting married, it become clear that there is something intriguing about villainy. There are many possible explanations for why fictional villains are cool, but historical super villains like Hitler are found all over the media. Hitler is not loved, but definitely is popular. If villains are defined by being evil
Is a hero a person who wears tights and a cape and goes around saving the world? And is a villain a person who schemes evil plots against the hero? Even though heroes and villains might be seen differently through the eyes of individual people, we all know that not all heroes and villains are recognized for their actions. A hero can be somebody as big as Superman or someone like your mother and a villain can be somebody like Charles Manson or a fictional character such as DR Evil from Austin Powers
Villains in Hollywood Films Alfred Hitchcock once said "The better the villain, the better the film" and this year's Hollywood filmmakers have abided by this golden rule as there was no stopping this year's summer blockbusters from having a whole horde of villainous characters spreading their wings onto the big screen, making the darker side more appealing for audiences. Everybody has gone villain this year, from Tom Cruise to Halle Berry, from the not- so-friendly extra terrestrials in
Examination of the Villain in Los Vendidos While female villains do not appear nearly as often as their male counterparts, when they do they are especially powerful. This is due, in part, to the fact that the role of villain goes against the nurturing, soft image of the female gender. After all, villains are evil; they are to be feared. However, the villain is an essential part of any story and serves many purposes. Villains personify what is wrong, or broken, in a society. Villains usually choose to
The Marvel films have recently developed a reputation for having weak or underdeveloped villains. While this is not entirely fair, as the Marvel films have had some amazing villains despite the few weaker ones amongst the many that have been presented there are some incredible villains from the comics (and other media) that have yet to get any use. Whether it’s due to other companies owning the rights or them simply not getting down to using them, some of them have a lot to offer. Here are 8 of the
Iago the villain William Shakespeare, in his play, “Othello the Moor of Venice”, brings to life one of his most complex villains, Iago. Iago plays the ancient of Othello, who is the general of the Venetian forces. As an ancient, Iago is to be a loyal servant to Othello. However, Iago has grown bitter and contempt and uses his supposed loyalty as a wedge to cause Othello’s demise. It has been said of Iago that he is the devil incarnate or that he personifies the devil (pg. 244) this accusation comes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, and Beowulf has very impactful villain that effect the other character in the story. Their actions causes the protagonist to stand up act against them. But what make the villain well, a villain or the antagonist of the story? The book I mention about is give you some information about villain. Let get our mind thinking about what type of villain are there what’s make a villain well the bad guy of the story? Let’s talk about the book of Dracula. In the book Dracula
We have all seen villains in literature and in movies. Villains have been interpreted in many ways such as being malicious and terrorizing citizens, although that is not always the case. In Beowulf, Grendel is the villain throughout the entire poem, he is ruthless and shrewd, and has plans to petrify Hrothgar’s kingdom. In class, we defined a villain as “a person, place or thing, ruthless and cunning, motivated by deceitful and selfish desires whose thrill seeking detailed plans lead to the destruction
Superheros and super villain. Are they good or are they bad? Are they monsters? Superheroes and supervillains mirror each other. There’s good in one and evil in the other. Like the superhero represents virtue and values of a culture the supervillain does the complete opposite. Supervillains have the power the bring the normal activities of a society to a halt and force the superhero to take action. There are five types of supervillains, the monster, the enemy commander, the mad scientists, the criminal
as a tragic hero. The action the tragic hero does must be real and could happen at any time. Macbeth becomes a villain when he discovers he will become King of Scotland. The traditional idea of a villain says that he or she should go by evil methods to get what they want. In the case of Macbeth, he killed Duncan to become King of Scotland. A villain is also cruel and ruthless. The villain may also be a person who commits crimes against the people and is all powerful. We hear about Macbeth even before
A villain is normally an evil character in a story who tends to have a negative effect on other characters. In Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”, the Monster is presented as a villain in the novel as he commits several murders. However, rather than being solely a villain, I believe that the Monster is a victim portrayed wrongly through Victor’s point of view. Some may argue that the Monster is inflicting pain on Victor by killing people around him, but I believe that the Monster is committing this
Beilby Porteus “One murder makes a villain, millions a hero. A villain is a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime. Alexander the Great is a villain because he was bloodthirsty, he abused the power that he had, and he destroyed so many kingdoms and ruled those kingdoms. Alexander had brought destruction everywhere he went. When Alexander came to a new civilization he killed innocent people. Alexander did this because he wanted to build a new civilization for
villagers treated the monster that he became evil and bad-tempered. Another one of the main themes is Science versus religion. This is because Frankenstein goes against God by creating life illegally. One of the secondary themes is the stereotypical villain and the way in which both Frankenstein and the monster both have villainous characte...
dictionary, the definition of ‘villain’ is “a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things” (Merriam-Webster). In John Webster’s play, The Duchess of Malfi, the plot line revolves around a duchess and her two brothers. The Duchess of Malfi is a very twisted and complicated story where the characters are not as they seem. One of the most significant parts of the story line is that the characters that appear to be the villains are not actually the villains. This makes the story complex, but