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    Vikander movie is that they've found the actor to play the villain. The news comes via Variety, which reports that "The Hateful Eight" star Walton Goggins is already in final talks with Warner Bros., MGM, and GK Films to take on the yet-unnamed villainous role in the film. The "Tomb Raider" reboot is set to be helmed by Roar Uthaug, and will be produced by Graham King under his GK Films label. Gamespot reports that while "The Hateful Eight" star Walton Goggins is yet to sign on, he already has a

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    William Shakespeare’s characters of Tybalt and Macbeth feature similarities yet are also very different in many ways. At the start of the play ‘Macbeth’, Macbeth is portrayed to the audience as a hero to Scotland, and loyal to his king who is shown as just and kind. The beginning of Macbeth’s downfall is caused by the witches. Unlike Banquo, who believes, as most people of the time did, that witches were evil and linked to the devil, therefore he ignored them, Macbeth actually takes notice of what

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    This could represent the villainous side to him, as his power and authority create a shield, which hides his true self. This means Offred and the reader are not completely sure of who he is and his wants. Throughout this chapter the theme of having or gaining more power is very evident. The fact that the commander does have so much power and Offred has so little makes him more villainous. This is because we can evidently see how Offred could be so easily

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    hurts me sometimes to watch,’ “Come, children, give me your hands, give your mother your hands to kiss them. O the dear hands, and O how dear are these lips to me, And the generous eyes and the bearing of my children!” However, when portrayed as villainous, they are detached from their gender roles, and displaying more masculine associated traits, such as anger, violence, and intelligence. By presenting the characters as both sides of the coin, a murderer, a victim, then a murdering victim, allows

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    executed. She deeply cares about protecting her reputation, even though she had an affair with a married man. Some people may defend Abigail’s character for various reasons. However, her actions throughout the play prove that she is a selfish, villainous character. The first reason Abigail is considered selfish is because she falsely accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft, in order to be with her husband. Abigail and Elizabeth’s husband, John Proctor were having an affair. Elizabeth fired Abigail

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    masterful meal, resulting in the wimpiness of the men. Madeline Miller’s language reveals hints of deviousness and caringness surrounding Circe, making her a character who is both villainous and heroic. Madeline’s style reveals Circe as someone who expresses herself as inviting and kind, but on the inside has villainous intentions. As Circe is about to cast the spell on the leader of the men, he cries out, “Please. Spare me, spare me, spare me” using repetition. The repetition of “spare me” emphasizes

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    Hamlet - Hero or Villain

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    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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    Feminism and Fairy Tales

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    In a society unbridled with double standards and set views about women, one may wonder the origins of such beliefs. It might come as a surprise that these ideals and standards are embedded and have been for centuries in the beloved fairy tales we enjoyed reading as kids. In her analytical essay, “To Spin a Yarn: The Female Voice in Folklore and Fairy Tales”, Karen Rowe argues that fairy tales present “cultural norms which exalt passivity, dependency, and self-sacrifice as a female’s cardinal virtues

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    What if you lived during a time when people feared anything that was different or strange to them? When that fear led people to cruelty. Then you would know what it was like to live during the time of the Salem Witch Trials. The book "The Crucible" takes place during the time of the Salem Witch Trials. A time when fears ran high. In the story, "The Crucible" one girl, Abigail Williams, dabbled in things that others in her town feared and abhorred. Her actions and her attempts to cover them

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    (Doyle 33). These same attributes can be found in the character of Henry Higgins from the story of Pygmalion, who is a professor of phonetics. While Higgins does not commit any crimes worthy of villainy on the level of Clay, he does have his share of villainous acts.

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