Hamlet - a villain and a hero. Hamlet comes across as both a hero and a villain throughout ‘Hamlet’ at different intervals. His loyalty‚ morality‚ honesty and popularity are certainly heroic traits however one can’t deny his villainous ways in his dealings with Ophelia‚ his killing of Polonius and most importantly his delaying of killing Claudius. Hamlet is full of faults yet full of honourable intentions. His negative qualities are slim compared to his heroic qualities therefore I believe Hamlet
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in the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare. These villains include Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ Laertes‚ and even Gertrude. They all have either bad intentions or motives at some point. Hamlet‚ Laertes‚ and Claudius are murderers. Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ and Laertes all had the intention to kill someone. Gertrude on the other hand‚ married her deceased husband’s brother and brought him to the throne. She also did not leave him when the king tried to kill her son Hamlet. Although
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Because revenge is unjustified‚ it is easier for Iago to perform evil actions because he is the play’s villain; whereas‚ it is difficult for Hamlet to perform evil actions because he is a protagonist. Shakespeare’s placement of character traits creates a large impact on Iago and Hamlet’s revenge strategies. Because Iago is an antagonist‚ committing evil crimes is what his persona is meant to do. Villains are primarily ones to hold solely evil traits with little room for sympathy or improving one’s mentality
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Wesson-Martin 22 April 2014 Claudius Claudius is the antagonist of William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark. He’s quite natural and human in his desires and intentions‚ and only his murderous action distinguishes him as a malicious criminal. Coveting his brother’s power‚ wife‚ popularity‚ and general royal lifestyle drove him to committing the unspeakable action of poisoning his brother‚ King Hamlet. Initially‚ Claudius is driven by a selfish greed‚ a lust for power‚ and his sexual appetites
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Magneto: hero or Villain? When we think of villains there are several that quickly come to mind. For Batman there is the Joker‚ Superman has Lex Luthor as his great revel‚ and Spider-Man fights the Green Goblin. Yet no other character is as complex as the X-Men’s villain‚ Magneto. From they very beginning of the comic series there has not been a person that has crossed the line between hero and villain as much as Magneto. Even though he has helped and saved the X- men on several occasions. What
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similar traits that of which a hero would obtain‚ but in society today what truly is a hero? Is a hero a person who dresses up in a costume‚ and saves people? Is a hero the person who does the right thing even when no one is looking? Or is a hero the person who is not judged by anyone because there actions are pure? All these possibilities might define a hero but truly a universal hero does not exist. In today’s society‚ there are so many different ideas of what a hero might be it all boils down to
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Columbus did discover America‚ but does this make him a hero? I don’t think so. Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. So‚ Do you think Columbus is a villain? To begin with‚ Christopher Columbus is a villain is the fact that he stole America from the natives. His
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conflict? Or even give the people someone to despise.The villain is one of the most crucial people in literature‚ movies‚ and history. The villain is the person who constructs the storyline and brings about the hero. Therefore‚ if I had to choose between the role of a villain and the hero‚ I would make the unlikely selection of portraying the villain. The villain is able to teach a countless number of life lessons to the audience. For example‚ a villain is able to demonstrate that life is not always easy
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impossible to exist in reality. In most of Shakespeare’s plays‚ there is a hero and with a hero‚ there is usually a villain. Some audience members generally have a tendency to speculate great analytical views about the heroes of the play while villains are ignored and perceived to be even more evil. This may be true‚ but the portrayal of villainous characters does not mean that they were forced to become evil. The query is how a villain becomes
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Political hero On 30th November 1874 Winston Churchill was born. He was born into a wealthy family with his father‚ Lord Randolph Churchill‚ being a tory politician. Churchill attended the royal military collage where he embarked on an army career. However he perused politics and became a conservative member of parliament‚ which didn’t last long as he later changed to be part of the liberal democrats. Winston Churchill did a lot of changing between serving in the army and being in politics‚ for
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