Is Fiona A Villain?

Throughout many, many years, the status of men have always been much higher than that of women. This stems from early history, where men consistently are remembered for fighting in wars perhaps because of the typical physical traits women tend to have. From these points in time where men gained status, laws continued to go against women, such as the prevention of female voting, the shortened female work day, and the denial of birth control access. In addition to laws, over 90% of CEOs in major companies of the Fortune 500 are men, again giving men the label of higher status. Along with status, men are perceived as having particular traits different from women. For men, traits include independent, goal-oriented, and decisive, while for women,
In general, the way an action character is described for the purpose of this essay is someone who consistently targets other characters physically (or supernaturally). With that in mind, Fiona murders four innocent characters within her own interest, during the first five episodes. Since violence in the real world is typically done by men, most female action characters are already filling a masculine role. This fact alone, however, is not important for this investigation. Instead, it is important to look at the why - why is Fiona displayed as a villain? And what is the importance of her character to the real world? It starts by noting her difference from usual action characters. Usually, they are typically targeting males, which differs from real-life cases. However, in the first five episodes, Fiona mostly targets females-- the witches within her coven. In addition, Fiona does target some men; she targets anyone when she can benefit. This idea shows how Fiona holds the same powerful status among any character -- male or female. Looking at some scenes, it is noticeable how Fiona displays personality traits that are otherwise perceived stereotypically in
Despite being a villain in the audience’s eyes through ruthless murders, such as the killing of a doctor who failed to give her youth, Fiona also displayed some acts of kindness. For instance, when she notices Madison’s, a young witch, power getting stronger after she burns curtains by looking at them, Fiona chooses to investigate Madison’s abilities as they may threaten Fiona’s supremacy. However, she does this by acting like a parent, or friend, to Madison. One scene we can look at is the time when Fiona and Madison return from their outing, which precedes Fiona’s killing of Madison. Fiona displays a high status again, but in a more positive manner. Fiona initiates a conversation by telling Madison, based on her new, magical abilities, that she is the next Supreme. This appearance of knowledge that Fiona has raises Fiona’s status, as Madison begins to listen with interest. Fiona displays forms of decisiveness as she informs and chooses to give her opinions, such as saying “I am the old one [one=Supreme]” in explaining her reasons for Madison being the next Supreme. In addition, she explains how Madison is getting the power from her. Normally, decisiveness and sharing of opinion are often perceived to be in males, as they often hold a position of important decision-making. However, when Fiona holds a similar status over Madison, she also holds the decisive role,