Villain

Gaining understanding of a villain, the “why” behind their crazy, is a relatively new concept in cinema. Starting around the 1980’s, horror films began to delve into the backstory of monsters. Audiences are allowed into their minds, their pasts, and to understand why it is they do what they do, how they became this monster. Society has embraced this new normal of villain backstories because it gives them a feeling of control, closeness to the character(s), and makes them feel better about…

what sparked all the interest was the depth and complexities within Shakespeare’s characters, particularly the villains. It called into question however whether the villains were even truly villains at all or rather just the result of an unfortunate play of events leading them into their villainous act. Is a villain merely the illusion of a one-sided point of view? Evidently the villain is a matter of skewed perspective. Though yes, both Claudius, Polonius and Laertes commit villainous acts,…

Human beings are not one-dimensional, nor are they two-dimensional. Every individual is a dynamic, three-dimensional person who should be treated and viewed as such. Just as it is foolish to view only part of a painting and believe that one is able to understand both the meaning and the subject of it, one cannot fully understand a person without viewing it from other perspectives. However, it is often assumed that the part glimpsed is indeed the whole picture. This misjudgment is commonly given…

Meet this eggheaded villain named Athena, after the goddess of Wisdom. Her story wouldn’t involve betrayal but instead she would be born into having powers similar to how royalty works. Her power would be Intelligence, and not destruction, like playing mind games with people to bring them to her knees and their own. Comparable to the powers of Telekinesis and Psionics she would learn their fears and use them to her advantage or act like a second voice to them getting inside and discovering every…

Villains across literature come in all shapes and sizes with different motive, but the function of their cruel, evil intentions to push a plot forward will stand the test of time. In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” villains wreak havoc across the stage, left and right. Particularly, Shakespeare depicts Lady Macbeth as the most villainous character that further controls Macbeth’s mind to appease her ambition through the use of figurative language, details, and tone. Although some would argue that the…

circumstances. Tragically, moments away from achieving their aspirations, Lennie accidentally ruins their chances by committing a horrendous act. George is then left having to end Lennie's life to spare him of the aftermath. One may think Lennie is a villain because he harmed someone. On the contrary, Lennie is…

Trust worthy villain The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play heavily based on the hysteria of the Salem witch hunt trials that occurred in Salem Massachusetts approximately in the 1690’s. In the real life Salem witch trials a group of girls Abigail Williams being one of them began to practice magic with their slave Tituba. They suffered physical ailments and due to a lack of technology and no obvious cause for the girls to be sick the doctor diagnosed this to be the result of witch craft as many…

conflicts must have are the amazing and iconic villains. Without them, everything will be pointless, the story wouldn't be as exciting as it should be. They simply make everything better by making the audience hate them. If people hates a specific villain’s guts in the story, then that is such a good sign. Villains are even more interesting in fantasy/science fiction comics. The world of Marvel and DC Comics revolve around its superheroes and villains. No matter how old you are, you know who…

Iago claims the role of villain from the very beginning of Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, telling the audience, “I follow but myself” (1.1.57).* Both Iago and Othello are guilty of horrendous acts and the murders of their wives. However, it is Iago’s aim to create havoc, and seeming lack of remorse for his actions, which instates him as the villain. Contrarily, Othello’s intentions are more sympathetic to the audience. Therefore, Iago is seen as the villain of Othello because of his intentions…

What are heroes? What are villains? Heroes and villains aren’t super humans who have godlike powers. Heroes don’t wear masks, capes, or any of those cool, fancy clothing. Heroes are something else, they are a lot different than the heroes you see on television. Heroes are people who do good and try to help others, while villains are bad and try to hurt others in anyway possible. Villains, on the other hand, are bad and try to hurt others in anyway possible. Heroes and villains can be related to…