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    for some‚ but one can get through the struggle to find a beautifully written play. In most plays‚ it is easy to tell who the antagonists and protagonists are‚ but it can to hard to distinguish what side Marcus Brutus is on in this play. Brutus is a villain because he chose to lead a conspiracy against Caesar and his poor judgment made him kill his good friend. Cassius persuaded Brutus that Julius Caesar would not be a fit Roman ruler and Brutus decided to lead the conspiracy. Brutus noticed that giving

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    Hero Vs Villain

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    conflict? Or even give the people someone to despise.The villain is one of the most crucial people in literature‚ movies‚ and history. The villain is the person who constructs the storyline and brings about the hero. Therefore‚ if I had to choose between the role of a villain and the hero‚ I would make the unlikely selection of portraying the villain. The villain is able to teach a countless number of life lessons to the audience. For example‚ a villain is able to demonstrate that life is not always easy

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    Epic Heroes

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    I’ll be talking about how Gilgamesh‚ Odysseus‚ and Oedipus fulfill their role as an epic hero. Secondly I’ll talk about how they compare to each other. Thirdly what the heroes do right according to their traditions. What do they wrong and why do they do it. Why does Odysseus succeed as hero while the other heroes fail in the key way? What makes Oedipus a “tragic” hero? I’ll talk about if we can blame Oedipus for his failures on personal flaws‚ mistakes‚ chance‚ fate‚ or a mix of factors.

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    victim and villain. The concept of the villain has evolved over the years‚ however its basis still rests upon the simple fact that as a character in the story‚ their actions are a result of malicious intentions ultimately negatively impacting the other characters in the story; that is they are the antagonist. Whether it is Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet‚ the wicked witch of the west from The Wizard of Oz‚ Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter‚ or Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein‚ all villains possess certain

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    Richard III as a villain or a hero. A hero within his own mind Williams Shakespeare’s King Richard III grew up in the turbulent time of the latter years of the War of the Rose between years 1455-1485. Born in England in 1452‚ King Richard III was not famous and well known for his services to England as their King rather; he was best known for being accused of murdering his two nephews to protect his throne. Shakespeare portrayed Richard III as being a tyrannical ruler. Villains performs actual important

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    Magneto: Super Villains

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    The villain Magneto killed millions of people‚ Loki the great trickster god who managed to kill over 80 people in his first 2 days on earth and Khan opened fire on unarmed Captains of Starfleet during a meeting. All three are seen as classic super villains out for blood. Can their actions be justified though? Can we truly justify the actions of a great super villain by their past experiences‚ by their perspective or even by their personality traits twisting their morals into something more? We will

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    Villains In Bond Novels

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    the villains/ nemesis play within the Bond novels isn’t unique per say‚ but without them‚ there would definitely be no Bond novels. Each villain Bond faces shapes who Bond is as a character. They test Bond’s limits and they provide him with the tools to make himself look good within the novel and films. Every good guy has a bad guy to fight type situation is what we see in the Bond novels. Though Bond is tortured and put to the test by these villains‚ he always comes out on top. The villain will

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    flames. While all this is happening‚ the medics take care of any people who were injured which the flames finally get put out and the day has been saved. All of the people who put their lives on the line to save the people and end the fire would be considered a hero in today’s society. However‚ on the other hand‚ in Greek and Middle Eastern days‚ suddenly a dragon comes from nowhere and blows flames into the city burning down many houses and buildings. Everyone is panicking until one man rushing into

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    Nicole Panzullo English 50 March 21‚ 2006 Second Draft of Paper #2 In "The Thematic Paradigm"‚ Robert Ray explains how there are two distinctly different heroes‚ the outlaw hero and the official hero. The official hero embraces common values and traditional beliefs‚ while the outlaw has a clear sense of right and wrong but operates above the law (Ray). Ray explains how the role of an outlaw hero has many traits. "The attractiveness of the outlaw hero’s childishness and propensity to whims

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    Larry Lasalle Heroes

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    What is the role of Larry LaSalle in the novel? Throughout the novel ’Heroes’ Larry LaSalle is used to highlight the ordinariness of evil and the premise that you cannot judge a person purely on their physical appearance. He is also crucial to plot of the novel as he determines Francis’ motivations. Larry LaSalle is also what fuels the main questions that arise in the novel such as what is a hero? LaSalle is also used to show heroism. For example one could argue that by killing himself it was a

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