be an interesting one without a villain. Every television show, Disney movie, and play always has to have that one person that opposes the main character. According to Merriam-Webster, a villain is a deliberate scoundrel or criminal, which is a very fitting definition when talking about these characters in Shakespeare’s plays. (“Villain” Merriam-Webster) There are always certain characteristics that every bad guy possesses. In a number of Shakespeare plays the villain is a stereotyped character who
famous heroes be without their respective villains? Nothing, that’s what. And as writer Larry A. Winters claims, “Readers love bad guys. Even bad guys who do the most heinous, horrible, evil deeds. Especially them.” Shakespeare new this, so he came up with some fantastic villains for his plays. In honor of antagonists everywhere, this essay is about the villains of some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. The villains from Othello, Midsummer, and Hamlet, Iago, Love, and Claudius respectively, can
must be a villain to assist in forming the base of the plot. Without a villain, no story or play will be successful or interesting. Shakespeare is well known for his use of different types of villains in his plays. “What constitutes a villain? -- You could probably write a whole thesis on that one. I'm going to adopt a rather loose working definition - villains are people who do bad stuff.” (Dooley) Dooley’s description of villains is a very accurate summary of the description of villains. They
always be a villain or a protagonist, which makes the story what it is. Without the conflicts or problems that the villains start, there really wouldn’t be any stories, or if there were they would be boring because nothing dramatic would happen in them. William Shakespeare wrote many plays that had villains or protagonists in them, and because of this his plays were very appealing to the audience to sit and watch them. Some of the plays that Shakespeare wrote include the texts Othello, Midsummer Night’s
No story is complete without an evil villain. No great book, movie, or play goes without an evil character; this includes the famous play write, William Shakespeare. Even though Shakespeare never had any further education, he is one of the greatest writers of all time and wrote many plays. His plays are primarily either comedies, or tragedies. His plays include A Midsummer Night’s Dream which is about people who love the wrong people and a magic love potion confuses everyone even more, but eventually
what makes a character a villain. The definition of villain is "A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero." (Smith) There are three plays that the evil characters will be compared. Those plays are Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Othello. The villains that will be analyzed are; Gertrude from Hamlet, Puck from Midsummer Night's Dream, and Iago from Othello. Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most well known plays, that contains drama, villains, and action. This play
heard of these three stories by him Hamlet, Othello, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. These stories have been talked about throughout history because of the similarities and difference in the plots. What is really important to me, is the villains or antagonist in the plays. “Equally well known as the Hero is the Villain. And just as the Hero is actually made up of several distinct qualities, so is the Villain. In fact, for every quality the Hero possesses, the Villain embodies a counterpart.” (Phillips)
Within most modern movies and shows there is a villain in which the audience either feels bad for, or actually likes. These are very complex and interesting characters who usually have a relatively bad past. Shakespeare portrays a lot of these same qualities within his plays and most of his villainous characters are likable as well. This quality is translated into the modern day in all forms of entertainment. "The frequency with which these moments (sympathy and empathy) occur in the plays allows
is to have a plot interesting enough to hold the attention and then to develop conflict those experiencing will remember. Part of the way this is accomplished is through the characters, not always the protagonist, but the antagonist as well. The villain of the story is an individual the audience will pay close attention to and attempt to understand as the storyline unfolds. “There’s something about antagonists that, I think, inherently fascinates us as readers. We all get at least a little curious
Villains are present in every piece of literature. Not necessarily a “villain”, but the opposite of the main character, or the “antagonist”, which is defined as “One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary” (Antagonist). The antagonist can be anything that opposes the main character, such as time, when the character is reaching an important deadline. Or perhaps a storm, when they’re trying to drive through a twisting mountain pass. Shakespeare uses wonderful antagonistic situations