syndrome from the incredibles is a great example of a malicious villain because he killed every super hero and created a robot just so he could be the only hero. it shows how evil people can be. it shows what a person will do just to be in the stop light. i believe people are both with both evil and good and they have the power to choice weather they act civil or evil. god gave them the choice and opportunity to be good they just have to want it, and it shows how easily people can be persuaded to be cruel human being just because they want everyone looking at them. mans greatest drug is fame. the high will go away and the detox is a lot harder to come off of. man will want to become moral and civil again and he can because thats his choice
The story illustrates this in the two characters of Dr Jekyll. and Mr. Hyde. Mr Hyde is on the evil side of Dr Jekyll, but he is restrained from being. wholly evil by Victorian society. Looking closely at Dr Jekyll.
At first it is seen as a story about man and the evils he can do, yet
Evil is shown to get the best of Macbeth as he gains power. Macbeth begins to turn away from being a hero and good to the devil’s spawn. Before, he used to be open and let people know who he was, but not since he has been thinking murderous thoughts. “Let not light see my black and deep desires.” Macbeth’s wants and thoughts are becoming evilness which are sick. Shakespeare gives us the first sign of Macbeth’s illness coming in to the play. The illness of Macbeth leading into evilness in him. When people think of good vs. ev...
"The Lottery" and "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson exhibit the immoral side of human nature. The human race may have evil and wickedness lying deep inside, however if chosen the goodness of people can overpower the darkness. It is a matter of which side is to be chosen; in these stories it is told that these people have chosen the dark path. Shirley Jackson may be trying to open the eyes of her readers by saying that if they let their immorality win the world will be a hard place to sustain life. It is the brutality within the human race that leads people to find joy and entertainment out of the atrocious things in life.
Good people can be induced, and seduced into committing evil acts. Evil is destructive and causes harm to both those whom embrace it, and the victims. William Shakespeare shows evil through his characters in Macbeth. Therefore, evil is evident in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the Witches.
“Evil… is by definition a monster. It has a strange coercive force: a temptation, a mystery, a horrible charm” (Morrow 49). These words, written by Lance Morrow in a 1991 essay, could have been written about Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Evil is a conscious rejection of morals that causes pain to others. Evil is the force that causes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to plot murder; that drives Lady Macbeth to her death; that persuades Macbeth to commit further atrocities. Madness is an obsession with an idea or event, and related, abnormal, behavior. Madness evolves from evil, and evil is all pervading.
Humans have the benefit of free will. Every person inherently has the potential for good and the potential for evil. Humans have innate qualities and weaknesses imbued into them from birth as well, although an individual has the will to decide which qualities and weaknesses to further enhance. If our strengths outweigh our weakness, we tend to be better individuals but if our weaknesses outweigh our strengths, we tend to be the opposite. Our greatest weaknesses is that we are purely self-interested and prideful. Our judgements tend to be distorted by pleasures and pains of the moment. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the tragic hero, Macbeth, starts out as a prestigious and honorable soldier but he succumbs to the dark shroud of ambition that falls upon him. Although Lady Macbeth and the three witches pester him into pursuing his desires, Macbeth chooses to go along with it, despite being fully aware of the inhumanity. He in turn, murders King Duncan to ensure his crown. This marks the start of a dark and cloudy path which leads to more bloodshed of innocent lives under the command of no other than the fated tyrant, Macbeth. The brutal massacre of Macduff’s family brings Macbeth and Macduff into the final duel and Macbeth ultimately meets his eternal slumber. The darkness and weakness in human nature is best exemplified by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who lust for power and ignore their intrusive impulse towards human decency and convince themselves that they can live with such heinous acts due to their ego and desires.
They are characters that the audience can empathize with because a single human is born with nothing but as they walk life they will be neither purely evil nor good but a mix of both. These characters are timeless for if you want to label them as purely evil or purely good it’s impossible because they aren’t. These characters touch upon issues that society are conflicted about and allow the audience to work out these issues for their self throughout the story or play letting us decided the truth within these stories. Like how Mary Shelley had force the reader to see within the heart of the creature and the society viewpoint for us to decide for their self who we thought were the real monsters within the story of Frankenstein. These characters are also seen as more realistic because even if they are the most pure characters the audience may had read about with the purest intentions they may still fallen to their darkness in the end showing that the world isn’t filled with demons or angels that like humans these characters can feel, they can wary and fall to their temptation, that they can still hope, get hurt, cry, feel guilt, depression, happiness, and paranoia. Because like in reality the audiences are living in a morally ambiguous world where most of the world 's solutions to their problem aren’t clear and may be difficulties in choosing what the right thing to do. This makes the story more engaging, realist, and makes it easier
The archetypal theme of good and evil exist in all humans is shown in bounteous ways in the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson plays a significant part of this novella. The good in humans is more along the lines of having the angel on your shoulder telling you what the right thing to do while the bad is having the devil on your shoulder telling you to do the complete opposite. In today’s society it’s the golden rule to do the right thing in the world or else the world would be complete chaos if it was not like that. The novella took place in the Victorian era where people were hypocritical and narrowed minded during this time period. Along with these characteristics in this society during this time
You may have seen recent movies in which actors have portrayed "Evil" doctors, leaders, and even flat out thugs. But as all things out of Hollywood, these stories are tainted with the capitalist greed that makes for a good movie. Strangely the very people who are giving us these "outlandish" characters are the people whom we can turn to for prime examples of underhanded dealings and a lack of decency which all-good evil leaders posses. They are right, their characters are wrong.
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth’s decision to murder King Duncan of Scotland brought about his tragic downfall. His callous act had subsequent consequences on his mental state, his personal kingdom, in addition to the wider worlds of nature and the kingdom of Scotland. Macbeth’s erratic personality is fueled by his manic obsession with power and it is enticed by Lady Macbeth’s constant urging and manipulation. His personality is also fueled by the Witches’s temptations and his own personal ambition that had laid dormant for years, prior to him meeting the ambiguous women. Evil is portrayed in various ways in Macbeth and it is presented through, nature, supernatural, and all other forces that are outside human control.
Among the more prevalent trends in film, television, and literature is that of the antihero. While good guys used to be good guys and bad guys used to be bad guys, now the good guy can also be somewhat of a bad guy, and the bad guy can have some redeeming qualities. Much has been made to how and why antiheroes have become more common. As for the how – popularity leads to followers, so if something works it is going to be copied. The why is more difficult, but in simplest terms – antiheroes are both more fun to read, and more challenging. They are fun because they are unpredictable, and they are challenging because they push the audience to question their support.
Macbeth becomes a villain when he discovers he will become King of Scotland. The traditional idea of a villain says that he or she should go by evil methods to get what they want. In the case of Macbeth, he killed Duncan to become King of Scotland. A villain is also cruel and ruthless. The villain may also be a person who commits crimes against the people and is all powerful.
In the famous play Macbeth, William Shakespeare’s iconic character Macbeth undergoes a tragic transformation from brave, heroic soldier to villain. One choice changes Macbeth’s entire future and starts him on his path towards becoming a villain. However, it is made clear to the reader that Macbeth is not your average villain. Unlike many villains, Macbeth feels remorse over what he has done and his conscience haunts him. He isn’t comfortable with committing these evil acts but is easily tempted nonetheless.
In this essay I will try to discover is Shylock a villain or a victim, in the William Shakespeare play “A Merchant of Venice”