Villain

Villains are an interesting bunch in that the same person can be seen as both minor/major, or helpful/dangerous. I guess the same could be said about heroes though. Chuck Klosterman, a best selling author, wrote an essay titled “Electric Funeral,” a chapter of I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined), which details villains of today-different types of technocrats. The three “villains” he mainly focuses on are Perez Hilton, Kim Dotcom, and Julian Assange, who each vary…

Double Villainy in Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing features a villain who echoes his dramatic predecessors, such as Richard III, in his willful, unashamed declaration of his own malevolence, yet Don John, in spite of this common sentiment, is not the same scheming Machiavellian we see in the earlier plays or, indeed, in the later Othello. The most immediate difference to be noted between John and these other figures lies in the nature of the play he inhabits – a…

old-fashion villain. In fact, the greater or more powerful the hero, the more despicable must be the villain, for the sweetness of victory lies in its difficulty. The question must then be asked: Can villainous victories taste as sweet? Could an audience of normal, decent human beings really find it in themselves to take joy in the victory of, say, a manipulative, power-hungry murderer? In his play Richard III, Shakespeare puts this idea to the test, not only by creating a villain so despicably…

we’ll give to the canals and mountains and cities will fall like so much water on the back of a mallard. No matter how we touch Mars, we’ll never touch it. And then we’ll rip it up, rip the skin off, and change it to fit ourselves.” What makes a villain a villain? Is it their complete insanity, or inexplicable behavior? Or do these attributes make them the victim? The victim, who may be seen as a madman, is quite neurotic in their actions, similarly to prey when it is being hunted. And like the…

“The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people” (Chadwick Boseman). In Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis,” the narrator chooses to use his power in a way that hurts his invalid brother, Doodle. While living in a time period where different is considered improper, the narrator cannot mentally handle the fact that Doodle is different from others. Being the older sibling, the narrator takes on the…

regret, Macbeth being the fair turning foul, and Lady Macbeth the foul turning fair. Despite this transformation, many still consider Lady Macbeth a major villain in this play. With the definition in mind, the fact remains Lady Macbeth simply cannot fall under the tile of “villain”. What is a villain? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a villain as, “deliberate scoundrel or criminal” (Merriam-Webster), but this definition falls short of the truth. Yes, a villain’s actions must be intentional,…

Deep down, we are more excited by the attributes of the villain than those of the hero. Tyler Durden is the anarchist deep down all people want to be. He is grounded in reality, is a relatable person with worldly pain that rises to the challenge, and inspires thousands. Tyler is also a villain. The reader is more excited by the attributes of Tyler Durden than those of the narrator because deep down, humans love destruction, and Tyler does that best. Tyler makes people think, review their…

spotlight. This Batgirl is a much viral star as she is a superhero. Her villains are similarly current: a pair of murderous anime cosplayers, and a buzz hungry artist. (Publisher Weekly, 55). Meanwhile, Babs beneath the gears got a whole new crew of friends, college classes that are pressuring her and a dating scene that can make anyone want to swipe left on life. However, another villain in the story is Oracle she is a virtual villain that has been in Bab’s computer that has been stolen since…

great as well as the fantastic make-up. The dragons and villains costumes were great and it looked like the costume designer put a lot of hard work into them because they came out very nice. The actors were very realistic. The sound was used throughout the evening when they defeated someone and also through sound effects. The sounds that they hear were great sound effects when they were fighting. They had punching sound effects and even evil villain…

into the premier superhero team, First Line, by his idol and solar-powered champion, Solara. Then he grew up. Dynamo tells the story of a boy turned hero by a moment of senseless trauma, grown into a man lost between identities, facing off against a villain with a mirrored backstory and a terrible plan to make the whole world orphans. Now one of the most recognized heroes in the world with his own branded video game, Dynamo can spout catchphrases brainstormed by his PR guy, Marco, and take…