The Negligence Of The Villain

Most people believe that villains are people who only do bad things, or are “a deliberate scoundrel or criminal” (Merriam-Webster). What gives people this definition? Simple things such as Jafar from Disney’s “Aladdin”, Ursula from “Little Mermaid”, and Voldemort from Harry Potter. Yet, no one stopped to think of the other definitions. Villains are not just criminals who do bad things. They are “[People] who [are] blamed for a particular problem” or “particular evil” (Merriam-Webster). In Beowulf, the three “villains” or monsters are Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the Dragon. Each of the monsters symbolize at least one sin. Grendel symbolizes jealousy (He pined for Hrothgar’s prosperity), Grendel's Mother symbolized anger and vengeance, and the Dragon represents greed. When an antagonist such as Grendel from Beowulf projects these attributes, they are quickly

The importance of the theme of good and evil is an important part of the story or in this case an epic poem. The hero is facing a big threat and needs to save the world. In this case it would be Beowulf vs. Grendel."I had a fixed purpose when I put to sea. As I sat in the boat with my band of men, I meant to perform to the uttermost what your people wanted or perish in the attempt,in

For those that have read “Beowulf”, the distinction between hero and villain is likely obvious. Beowulf is the hero that conquers not one, but three monsters in order to protect the clans. The monsters are the creatures that have committed some type of crime towards the people – in the cases I will look at, murder. I propose that the distinction between hero and villain is limited. They are seen as monsters because their crimes are made more obvious to the narratee, while a gloss is painted over the crimes committed by man; no matter that they are just a heinous and in some cases, more sadistic. Furthermore, it is the people in Beowulf that are the reason for the heinous acts committed by monsters. Both human and monster alike greet each other with violence, making one no better than the other, leading to the belief that the portrayal of the monsters is unfair in order to glorify and justify the violence of humankind. The citizens of the clans wronged all the monsters, Grendel, his unnamed mother, and the dragon, in one way or another, resulting in natural retaliation; natural retaliation being any act of defensive action or warning given to the offender attempting to stake claim on something on their own.

“Each film is only as good as its villain. Since the heroes and the gimmicks tend to repeat from film to film, only a great villain can transform a good try into a triumph.” This is a great point from Robert Ebert in his review of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. This holds true for fairy tales as well. Villains are almost always the most interesting part of the tale, they’re usually women, and more closely represent us as humans than heroes and heroines.

A villain whether super or fictional is a cruelly malicious person, who fueled by jealousy and hatred is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime. An infamous fictional villain that we are introduced to is Grendel, a demon with nothing but evil intentions on his mind. He is a descendant of Cain and ironically like Cain finds himself as an outcast from all mankind. Although Grendel is a demon from hell itself, some might say that Iago is the evilest villain in all literature. He does any and everything in his power to bring down the general Othello. While Jealousy and hatred lead to evil actions for both Grendel and Iago their appearances and endings differ.

Although the heroes are naturally on the same side as the Lord, their excessive pride and their actions create a domino-effect in which they all end in ruin; they bring along a fall from grace. The Beowulf poet use the monsters as parallels to the heroes to show that although the heroes do follow the ideals set by their society, the consequences of immoral actions are immense, and by allowing oneself to be enraptured by pride or greed, Nemesis, or the Lord, will be the individual’s downfall. Although the heroic society thrives on the good, their obsession for glory makes them act in villainous ways. In the end, their sins of pride and greed make them more human, thus showing that even heroes are susceptible to

In the Epic Beowulf, composed in the 8th century, the reader follows the protagonist, Beowulf, on a series of adventures to defeat three key monsters. This old English poem uses a series of motifs to help develop its themes, known as dichotomies. Dichotomies, defined as “opposites on the same spectrum,” range from good and evil to young and old, light and dark to Christianity and paganism. All these dichotomies are represented clearly in the text; however the concept of Heroes and Villains can be pulled in many different directions. Although Beowulf is always the hero, it is questionable as to if his three opponents are simply “villains.”

The five elements of negligence that apply to the case of Mr. Margrieter V. New Hotel

The hero’s tradition establishes heroes are benevolent and morally good while villains are dastardly and ruthless. The epic poem Beowulf follows the tradition by having its main character and hero,Beowulf, punished for succumbing to the evil within himself. In order to further explore the complexity of humans, modern day media departs and modifies the original tradition. Unlike the hero’s tradition, Castle in the Sky has their characters perform morally conflicting actions in order to emphasize the complexity of humans. Grendel would,“ [kill] as often as he could,[come alone,] bloodthirsty and horrible” shows Grendel’s savage unmerciful nature (80-81).

An anti-hero in the most common protagonist in the genre of noir who mostly has some negative qualities like aggressiveness and dishonesty, also according to the Wikipedia, “An anti-hero is a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic qualities such as idealism, courage, and morality.” By the definition and reading through James M. Cain’s novel Double Indemnity, we are sure that Walter Huff in this book is the anti-hero, because of his ruthless murder. For example, Walter first uses his knowledge in insurance to kill Phyllis’ husband in order to get money and Phyllis, and he also tries to murder Phyllis since she knows the secret. In addition, at the begging of the story, Walter’s moral choice shows his characteristic; he does not choose to stop Phyllis’s idea but help her finish the murder plan. However, some anti-hero possess positive qualities, like Walter in this book, he loves Lola and can do anything for her, and he even tells his colleague the truth to protect Lola.

Theodore Dalrymple is an English writer and psychiatrist who recently retired as a prison doctor. His article “The Frivolity of Evil”, is one of his most well known from the book Our Culture, What's Left of It. He writes about how there is so much evil committed by individuals in his city in Britain even though they are not being compelled by a dictator of any sort to perpetrate it. He contrasts evil that is “unforced and spontaneous” to evil that is being dictated to individuals; beating a woman and breaking her arms out of jealousy in contrast to the 6,000 people that have been slaughtered by the president of Liberia, respectively.

“A villain is a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.” Cinderella is a folktale in which there is a poor, young girl who is always being bossed around by her step-sisters and stepmother. Cinderella is a girl who had always wanted to go to the big ball in which she would get to dress up and attend. Cinderella was always being mocked and pushed around by her sisters. Her father had once asked what the girls wanted, one replied with a gown the other pearls, and Cinderella she only wanted a branch from a tree. Cinderella wanted that branch so she could plant it on her mother's grave and it did grew, while she was at the grave one day a little white bird had flown up to her. The bird was magical, it brought her a dress, so she could go to the ball she had always dreamed of going to. She wore that dress and glass slippers to the ball, but she needed to find a way to sneak there.

The single most destructive force in this world is revenge. An immense amount of wars, murders, division, and hatred is due to the evil that is revenge. There are many famous forms of literature that discuss revenge. One is “Of Revenge” by Sir Francis Bacon. In this essay Bacon explains the evil of revenge and why it shouldn’t be taken. Also, down-playing revenge, Robert Kennedy gave a speech called “A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Immediately following the death of Dr. King, Kennedy pleads with the African American community and America to forgive this offense instead of taking revenge for King’s murder. The final piece of media that discusses revenge does it in a different manor. Edgar Allen Poe writes about revenge in a short story called “The Cask of Amontillado.” The plot of this story is that of a man named Montresor desperately seeks revenge upon a colleague and eventually murders him by trapping him in catacombs deep underground. No matter what the circumstances, revenge should never be taken because men become controlled and destroyed by revenge, and revenge creates division among people.

Negligence is part of tort law and deals with hardships between individuals where one party has suffered as a result of something the other party did or did not do. The purpose of negligence is to receive compensation for the injuries sustained. (Newnham, 2000). Teachers are relied upon to prepare lesson plans, teach classes and grade student’s work. Encouraging students and acting as teacher–advisors for students. Maintaining discipline in the classroom. (What are the responsibilities of teachers?, 2016).

“To create a lovable villain you need to make them characters to whom people relate.” (Skinner, R.)