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    Is Brutus a villain or a hero? Is Brutus the noble man Anthony describes‚ is he really a dishonorable man‚ or was he just a mistaken man? Was Brutus the most noble roman of them all or was he a hateful and abominable roman.How could Brutus be so ceasar closes friend Caesar when he was alive now have two different judgments. In the play “Julius Caesar” Caesar the most beloved general in Rome is killed by the conspirators.Along with the conspirators is his friend Brutus. While most conspirators

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    Think about you and your families’ jobs and education and the conditions from before Stalin. Now‚ taking all of these into consideration‚ do you think of Stalin as a hero or a villain? No opinion is wrong‚ for there are multiple reasons for both‚ but one must know that Stalin had at least improved Russia. Thus‚ would make him a hero. Joseph Stalin improved Russia in many ways. One way being that he made several improvements to education. In the 1920’s test marks and report cards were abolished

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    Canadian history‚ and even to this day – more than a century after his execution – he continues to be remembered. Many believed him to be a villain; others saw him as a hero.” The same applies to the Salem witch trials: the apology and innocence of Ann Putnam remains controversial to this day. But all of these figures-Macdonald to Putman-are seen as both heroes and villains but with them‚ one thing is common: they will be remembered for

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    Sometimes Andrew believed Neil Josten was more self-destructive than he was. No‚ maybe not as self-destructive. Andrew doubted that. What was Neil‚ then? Neil was a coward. He was always running‚ always hiding‚ always lying. It surprised Andrew that that tactic had worked for Neil for so long. Running and hiding had never helped Andrew. Neil was a snarky little shit. Every other word out of his mouth was smart-assery or sass. Or both. Neil was an idiot. For having spent such copious amounts of

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    Villain" is a theme constantly brought up in cartoons‚ novels‚ stories‚ and has existed ever since the beginning of time. From Homer’s the Odyssey to Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea‚ there is not one story on this planet without a hero and a villain. Frankenstein emulates the blurred distinctions between the two‚ when a well-meaning‚ misunderstood monster and a happy-gone

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    Is Heathcliff a monster‚ or just misunderstood? Heathcliff. He is character that perplexes many with his enigmatic ways. With many film adaptations he is played in near enough the same as how he is in Bronte’s book – as a monster. But what is a monster? Is it that he is a vicious murderer? Is it someone with no sympathy for others? Or is it someone without a care in the world? Arguably Heathcliff is all of these and more.. Throughout Wuthering Heights‚ it can be seen that Heathcliff is a social

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    so that the reader is more or less able to classify them. Heroes and villains have played an important role not only in literature‚ but also in other of the many forms of animation and even visual arts. If we look up these words in the dictionary or ask around for different opinions‚ the interpretation will more or less be the same. A hero is defined merely as someone who sacrifices himself for the good of others. [1] A villain is a wicked or evil person. [2] However we must ask ourselves if these

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    Emily Bronte’s Heathcliff is epitomised throughout Wuthering Heights as a vengeful character‚ who becomes corrupted through his overwhelming jealousy and his rejection from Catherine. Rather than a protagonist of an admirable disposition‚ Heathcliff rebels against social niceties and plots against other characters to create the central conflict. However‚ Bronte allows the responder to sympathise with him‚ as his flaws are the consequence of his traumatic childhood and the tyranny Hindley Earnshaw

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    Concerning Heathcliff‚ the antagonist of Emily Bronte’s masterpiece “Wuthering Heights‚” man or monster seems to be the resounding question. Throughout the book Heathcliff is shown to be a bitter fiend‚ but his story may also draw sympathy from the reader; his battle throughout life to be with the woman he loves is perhaps one of the most wretched love stories in all literature. Although raised by an upper-middle class family‚ Heathcliff cannot hide the fact that his ancestry is anything but gentry

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    Heathcliff and Isabella Linton Isabella: Edgar’s younger sister. Weak and spoilt as a child‚ she becomes infatuated by Heathcliff‚ seeing him as a romantic hero. He despises her and uses her purely as a tool in his revenge. She is a contrast both physically and spiritually to Catherine. Heathcliff: Catherine’s love and the anti-hero of the story. The book essentially follows his story from first appearance at Wuthering Heights to his death there. He is badly treated by Hindley and his love for Catherine

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