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    Morgan Le Fay Essay

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    if not for Morgan, as it is because of her that the play and the characters have all their conflicts. Morgan Le Fay’s character is an ultimately successful and mysterious character, and although Arthurian literature leaves her marginalized in a villainous role, she remains one of the most pivotal characters in the texts for asserting her power over all the characters she interacts with and going against many of the gender roles during the medieval

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    In any story, the antagonist always scheme their way into getting what they want by any means necessary. In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Iago is a prime example of this. In fact, he is one of the greatest villains Shakespeare has ever created. Some even believe that he is the source of immorality like in other work Shakespeare has done. According to Sholokhov and Tolstoy, author Helen Muchnic states that the Vice of the morality plays who evolved into Shakepheare’s Iago. He also states that “If Iago

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    war. He shows what we already know about Heroes and villains, such as heroes have great qualities while villains carry many evil traits. Not only does he show that, he shows us that it can also be the other way around with even our heroes having villainous qualities, just like regular people in everyday life. Homer also tries to show us that all warriors have a choice. That they have the choice between living a life of war or taking the other path with a life of peace. Homers views of a hero is that

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    This once again foreshadows that Iago is willing to take the respectful and honest Cassio down as long as he get what he wants in the end, Desdemona. William Shakespeare introduces Cassio as an honest and respectful man in order to juxtapose the villainous and revenge-seeking Iago through foil characters. William Shakespeare is trying to foreshadow the fall of Cassio for being too much of a nice guy and trusting others. He will fall within the scheme of Iago, to

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    Grendel Vs Beowulf

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    The villain in the story of Beowulf and Grendel changes depending on which point of view the story is read from. In Grendel, the interpretation of Beowulf is scary and villainous. In Beowulf, the interpretation of Beowulf is being the hero. In the Beowulf, the character Beowulf, is often written in a positive, heroic light. Firstly, on multiple occasions he is referred to as a hero in the text, like on pages 21 and 29. This starts happening around his introduction, so the reader is told he is a

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    the way they relate to one another, however there is no character so diverse and so complex as Shylock’s character. Shakespeare tries to portray Shylock in a number of ways however I believe his main focus in the play, is on his villainous side. This may be portraying the time of Shakespeare where ethnic minorities like Jews were hated and condemned for their religion. Jews like Shylock weren’t awarded equal rights during Shakespeare’s times and there was definitely a

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    that rips apart families or loved ones. In poems death can be seen as an actual being, it can be given a human or animal form. In the three poems that will be discussed death is portrayed in different ways. Annabel Lee portrays death as a jealous, villainous creature sent from above in angel form. Incident in a Rose Garden demonstrates death as a gentle, patient human-like being that comes in any form he pleases. In the last poem The Raven death is seen as a silent killer and a spirit that takes away

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    Richard III Context

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    Through the interplay between the context, text and themes, ‘Richard III’s relevance is ongoing even to a 21st century audience. Shakespeare’s conformity to the Tudor myth consequently influences the characterisation of Richard as a deformed and villainous noble versus Richmond as a divine restorer, in order for his audience to quickly despite Richard and accept Richmond as a deserving king. This also allows for Shakespeare’s critique on what is considered human and inhuman. Shakespeare also

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    millions of innocent citizens, by most people’s standards, immoral and unjust, and therefore Veidt is not acting entirely as a hero. Furthermore, it cannot be ignored that by making this sacrifice, Veidt saved more than he killed. When referring to villainous personalities, a common and determining factor is not valuing

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    William Shakespeare and Graham Greene both present characters as being both heroes and villains in the tale of the tragedy of Macbeth and the short novel of The Destructors. Greene portrays ordinary people who have both the capacity of good and evil. Macbeth is different as we have the character of Macbeth who doesn’t have a clear cut good or evil, as throughout the novel his character slowly decays into a villain from being our protagonist. In Macbeth, the first time being switched from the shadowy

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