themselves as victims in order to achieve better goodness. Oliver Cromwell is one of those heroic figures who contributed his entire life to take back the tradition of England‚ which was deteriorated by King Charles I. Cromwell however isn’t a typical hero- in actual facts many people wouldn’t even consider him to be a hero at all. Cromwell is a controversial figure who still has people wondering. Even now in the new millennium‚ people are still contemplating his place in history- hero or villain? Cromwell
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Maleficent’s original power and awesomeness. Maleficent had been changed from a truly villainous villain to a misunderstood heroic antihero. And the question that fluttered through my head was: but why? Why would Disney take a perfectly
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Shakespeare once said‚ “One may smile‚ and smile‚ and be a villain.” Eventhough the the typical villains in movies are easy to pick out due to wearing black and wreaking havoc (bring/cause destruction). A good villain is considered to be intimidating‚ cause entertainment‚ antisocial‚ and mischievous. In Strangers on a Train‚ Bruno is depicted as the villain. Based on the description/ traits of what an actual villain is‚ Bruno does not meet the criteria. Bruno is considered more of a misguided hero
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the Great is known as one of history’s brilliant military leaders and most powerful rulers. However‚ he isn’t a gracious ruler we learned about. Alexander the Great was a warfare ruler that used his power to his advantage. Alexander the Great is a villain because he grew power hungry and influenced major cruel dictators in history. Alexander became the king of Macedonia when he was 20 years old but‚ this is when his need for power began. Alexander became king after his father’s death. As a matter
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In real life‚ villains really should be avoided but in fiction they are just unavoidable. Without a villain getting in the hero’s way‚ there would be no conflict‚ and a movie with no conflict would not be as entertaining as other movies. Great villains can have a meaningful effect on the value of their stories‚ but what makes a great villain? An example can be Ursula from the movie The Little Mermaid. I would describe Ursula is persuasive‚ wicked‚ cruel‚ clever‚ tricky‚ and glutton person. Ursula
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Cask of Amontillado What actions and characteristics of Montresor make him an effective villain one might ask? " I must not only punish but punish with impunity" (Poe‚ 1199). Montresor desires to punish Fortunato for an unknown crime against him. Montresor took his revenge on fellow nobleman Fortunato during a night of Carnival while he was drunk‚ dazed‚ and wearing a jester’s outfit. It would seem that it would be pretty hard to murder a man during a festive occasion. However with the proper
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Femme Fatale or Victim Emma Bovary is a complex and intriguing character as the protagonist of Gustave Flaubert’s novel‚ Madame Bovary. Throughout the novel‚ Flaubert’s use of elaborate details and explicit dialogue lead to the question of whether Emma plays the role of a fierce femme fatale who caused the destruction of her husband and daughter‚ or that of the vulnerable victim‚ trapped by societal expectations and depression. Critics may claim that the novel supports the idea that Emma Bovary
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What is a villain? By definition it is “the person or thing responsible for specified trouble‚ harm‚ or damage” or an antagonist who seems fit to be a terrible‚ evil‚ unjust person but to me villains are not that. Villains are people who are unfairly looked upon as villains such as those with tattoos‚ graffiti artists‚ hacktivists‚ or even urban climbers. These people are all labeled as villains because they do something out of the norm to make themselves happy or perhaps others when what they do
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In this essay I intend to explore the narrative conventions and values‚ which Oliver Smithfield presents in the short story Victim. The short story positions the reader to have negative and sympathetic opinion on the issues presented. Such as power‚ identity and bullying. For example Mickey the young boy is having issues facing his identity. It could be argued that finding your identity may have the individual stuck trying to fit in with upon two groups. The main character Mickey is represented
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Oedipus: A Victim of Fate Oedipus‚ the protagonist from Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”‚ is a great example of the immense power that fate has within literature. Sophocles is very effective in portraying the wrath of fate as he shows how Oedipus is a victim of fate and‚ despite his endless efforts‚ was unable to avoid it. Fate managed to overcome Oedipus’s efforts to avoid falling victim to it. He is completely innocent of what happened to him. Oedipus was a good king and a man of honorable character
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