Character Analysis Of Murdock V. Fisk

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Murdock v. Fisk: The Moral Battle for Hell's Kitchen After the Battle of New York, a neighborhood called Hell's Kitchen was caught in a symphony of chaos. Real estate values have tanked and crime and deceit run rampant. Rising out of this hectic neighborhood is the law firm of Nelson and Murdock and the construction firm Union Allied Construction. The Netflix original series, Daredevil, explores the facades of both the hero and villain. The two businesses are headed by men of different backgrounds but similar ambition. The men are pushed into action by the circumstances of their current situation in the city. A blind lawyer Matt Murdock dons the mask of a vigilante, Daredevil, and Wilson Fisk becomes the villainous and brutal Kingpin of crime. While they are polar opposites in terms of morality, Fisk and Matthew Murdock's similarities bind their personas in Marvel's Daredevil. Both Fisk's and Murdock's convictions are driven by their love of New …show more content…

In Wilson's case, it's because he's a crime lord and Matthew because he is a vigilante. Fisk takes great care to keep his moniker a secret to his employers, employees, and rivals alike. A prime example occurs when Murdock tracks down one of Fisk's assassins, who happens to be a current client of Nelson and Murdock. After Daredevil extracts the revelation of Kingpin's true name out of the assassin, the hitman nervously confides to Matt sobbing "I gave up his name. You don't do that, not to him. He'll find me... and make an example"(Rabbit in a Snowstorm). Healy believing himself to be a dead man decides to expedite his death "in the worst way possible. Headbanging your way onto a metal spike"(Kuchera and Polo). This act shakes Matthew to his core as he realizes the extent of control Kingpin has over his subordinates. While Murdock never killed anyone over his name being known, he did become a chronic

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