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In Something Wicked this way Comes Ray Bradbury portrays the dust witch as the archetype of the devil figure. The textual evidence “The witch gagged. She tore at his face” (Bradbury150) depict the dust witch as the devil figure. After Will and Jim had washed way the symbol the dust witch returns to remark Jim’s house. Instead, Will leads her to an abandoned house. When the dust witch discovers this she attempts to kill Will by tearing at his face with her hands. This shows the devil figure archetype, as killing an innocent boy is by no means good but rather wicked and evil. Bradbury does this to convey the witch’s evilness. Similarly the textual evidence “stabbed, punched, drew stabbed” (224) illustrate the dust witches devil figure. Before

Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the East is a fantasy book by Gregory Maguire. It follows the life of the Wicked Witch, the character from the Wizard of Oz, from her birth to her death, or her pseudo-death. It also explores the question the nature of good and evil.

In the movie, The wizard of Oz Miss Gulch/The wicked witch of the west, is the antagonist of the story line. Miss Gulch’s name means she is a hateful and hideous person, because her name represents a deep cliff/abyss, or an extreme threat. The Wicked witch of the west is evil. When the Wicked Witch of the West shows up at Munchkinland all of the Munchkins tried to run/hide, because they are scared of her. This demonstrates that she is evil, because the munchkins knew that she terrorizes people, and they did not want to be her target.

Whether Female antagonists within fairy tales are portrayed in a positive or negative light their roles within the stories are very important if not crucial to the development of the protagonists. Karen Rowe in “Feminist and fairy tales” explains the divide between different female antagonists. Female antagonist come in all forms, Faeries, ogresses, evil queens, and evil witches step mothers and or step sisters. For the most part these characters are often divided between good and evil, or light and dark, but what is often realized, is that there isn’t much of a combination between the two groups in which an antagonist falls in between both categories. In this essay I will lay out the thematic roles of these different types of female antagonist’s portrayed within fairy tales.

The witches have an enormous effect on the play, not only are they evil, but this is emphasised by the strong feelings against witches and witchcraft in Elizabethan times. Convicted witches were regularly tortured and even executed. Most people believed in witches and there was little opposition against this persecution. This was not helped by the fact that the king, James 1 was also interested in this superstition, often, he

“I’ll get you my pretty! And your little dog too!” These are the famous words of one of the world’s most iconic villains, the Wicked Witch of the West, the antagonist of the classic film The Wizard of Oz. She appears to be the epitome of villainy: purely evil and selfish. There is no ambiguity in the Witch’s ruthless evil. Within the movie, she was stooped, green-skinned, and dressed entirely in black. In many people's minds, this representation of The Wicked Witch has become an archetype for human wickedness.

The Witches go hand- in- hand as an important role in “Macbeth”. Judging from the prologue we can tell that they are up to no good. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair:" (Act 1 scene 1 line 11). You can not tell how evil the witches are until

Throughout the story The villains are the Wicked Witch of the West and the Wicked Witch of the East. Theses witches used their power to control and capture their subjects. The Wicked Witch of the West represents West America, which included the wealthy railroad, oil barons, and nature. The West America's was going through the drought in the 19th century. The droughts lasted longer than any other natural disaster and sometimes long enough to ruin a whole year's worth of crops.

In current pop culture, witches can be seen in various forms. Some can be seen as “good” witches, as shown in shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch or as “evil” witches, shown in movies like Hocus Pocus. There are even some movies or television shows that depict witches as either, seen in the television show Salem or the series of books and movies Harry Potter. Though the thought of witches could be thought to be just myth and rumor, history tells that not everyone believed them to be just myths. Various witch trials took place around the world for several years under the thoughts that witches exist.

A woman was once looked upon as a healer, ancient persist, mid wife, therapist, cook, sever of goddess, a positive figure, etc. As time went on, women were not seen as they were originally portrayed. Women were eventually viewed as a witch. Each culture had a different perception on what a witch looked like, but each represented the same thing. In essence, the witch craze brought about the “dark side” of a female. Some causes of “witch craze” in the fifteenth century would include hallucinations, people not wanting to be tortured and people needing something to blame misfortune on.

There is a clear conflict between good and evil, and this makes the audience feel uneasy. The witches symbolise the force of evil and establish the atmosphere of

There are only three witches in the movie: The Good Witch of the North, The Wicked Witch of the East and The Wicked Witch of the West. In the movie Glinda is the name of The Good Witch of the North. Whereas in the book The Good Witch of the South has the name Glinda and The Good Witch of the North has no name. As the book goes on they reach Oz and he asks them to kill The Wicked Witch of the West. The Wicked Witch is not seen or heard from until the end of the book. In the movie she is seen several times. Dorothy and Toto see her in The Land of the Munchkins, when they rescue the Tin man, and when they all arrive at The Emerald City.

A common characteristic of people that tends to show up in many literary works is the overwhelming sense of pride in oneself. Having pride can either lead to positive or negative effects depending on how careful it is used. For example, pride can be a benefit for someone when it involves what they do for a living because it can lead to success and happiness for that person in their particular field; however, pride can also lead to arrogance, stubbornness and, worst of all, the lust for revenge. If pride is not controlled correctly, it can potentially lead to erratic behavior. This is best exemplified in Edgar Allan Poe’s work, “The Cask of Amontillado,” which focuses on the main character, Montresor, who feels as though he should be avenged for Fortunado’s hurtful words towards Montresor. Montresor’s intense pride in himself causes him to plot the destruction of his acquaintance, while Fortunado tries his best to deny Montresor the satisfaction of his attempt at revenge. Not only does Montresor’s pride drive him to do something that he will live with for the rest of his life, but Fortunado’s own pride results in his own demise. Poe seems to be illustrating the point that pride of one’s name can lead to deceptiveness in order to get vengeance; however, the outcome can potentially lead to self-destruction.

For some men, there is not a bigger turn on than a bad girl. These women all did the crime, so now they have to do the time. At least they looked good for the camera upon arrival. Driving Drunk The charge that will be on her record will not look near as good as she did after being arrested for drunk driving.

Sleeping Beauty is culturally significant because it is told in many different ways and can reach a variety of people. From adults to children, many interpretations can be made depending on the version that is read or watched. The theme sexism can be found in Disney’s version while killing or cannibalism can be found In Perrault’s version. While children are watching Disney’s version, young girls could be exposed to sexism. Sexism is still a big problem in today 's society, and girls should not be exposed to a topic such as this at a young age. Many will have to deal with it while growing up and Disney is not helping by portraying the girl as helpless until a man comes along. This movie can have such a negative impact on todays society but it is still culturally significant. Perrault 's version is no better when it comes to representing