Essay Plan
Introduction
1) Historical context of heroism and villainy
Example - (Refer to Shakespeare heroes and villains)
Quote - "Tales of heroes end in bliss" ('Mortal Suns' - 2003 - Tanith Lee)
Explain - (Refer to Vladimir Propp's Theory of character types) / How some Shakespeare plays challenge this quote
2) Establish the typical representations of heroes and villains in the crime/action genre
Example - Captain America - The Winter Soldier (2014)
Quote - 'There is a right and a wrong in the universe and that distinction is not that hard to make' (Superman, Kingdom come - 1996 - Written by Mark Waid, Painted by Alex Ross)
Explain - The generic stereotypes, referring back to film examples
3) Establish the central debate of Heroism/Villainy and an Antagonist/Protagonist through the audiences perspective in literature and media
Example - Wreck It Ralph (2012)
Quote - "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" (Jessica Rabbit - 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' - 1988 - Gary K. Wolf)
Explain - The representations typically given for Heroes, Villains, Protagonists and Antagonist, of which is commonly portrayed through the audiences perspective and who the audience is meant to identify with. Refer to film examples and how they challenge the stereotype through Wreck It Ralph - Showing that once you actually get to know the character, they may not be as bad as they seem.
4) Representations of the different variations of villains (Pure evil/Mind games/Psychopathic)
Examples - Howard (10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)) & Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)
Quote - "To be a great villain, it's not enough just to be thoroughly evil - you have to be entertaining with it" (Kim Newton - 'The 10 best villains in literature' - 2011 - Flavorwire)
Explain - Refer to the different types of villains, explaining the film example against other villain types
5) The comparison between the Hero (X-Altruist) and a psychopath's characteristics
Example - 'No Country for Old Men (2007)
Quote - "The hero and the psychopath maybe twigs on the same generic branch" ('The antisocial personalities' - 1995 - David T. Lykken)
Explain - Refer to how heroes can also be psychopathic - not just villains. Researching and explaining the typical characteristics associated with X-Altruists.
Conclusion
- Evaluating the essay, referring back to what I hoped to achieve in my introduction
1) Historical context of heroism and villainy
Example - (Refer to Shakespeare heroes and villains)
Quote - "Tales of heroes end in bliss" ('Mortal Suns' - 2003 - Tanith Lee)
Explain - (Refer to Vladimir Propp's Theory of character types) / How some Shakespeare plays challenge this quote
2) Establish the typical representations of heroes and villains in the crime/action genre
Example - Captain America - The Winter Soldier (2014)
Quote - 'There is a right and a wrong in the universe and that distinction is not that hard to make' (Superman, Kingdom come - 1996 - Written by Mark Waid, Painted by Alex Ross)
Explain - The generic stereotypes, referring back to film examples
3) Establish the central debate of Heroism/Villainy and an Antagonist/Protagonist through the audiences perspective in literature and media
Example - Wreck It Ralph (2012)
Quote - "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" (Jessica Rabbit - 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' - 1988 - Gary K. Wolf)
Explain - The representations typically given for Heroes, Villains, Protagonists and Antagonist, of which is commonly portrayed through the audiences perspective and who the audience is meant to identify with. Refer to film examples and how they challenge the stereotype through Wreck It Ralph - Showing that once you actually get to know the character, they may not be as bad as they seem.
4) Representations of the different variations of villains (Pure evil/Mind games/Psychopathic)
Examples - Howard (10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)) & Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)
Quote - "To be a great villain, it's not enough just to be thoroughly evil - you have to be entertaining with it" (Kim Newton - 'The 10 best villains in literature' - 2011 - Flavorwire)
Explain - Refer to the different types of villains, explaining the film example against other villain types
5) The comparison between the Hero (X-Altruist) and a psychopath's characteristics
Example - 'No Country for Old Men (2007)
Quote - "The hero and the psychopath maybe twigs on the same generic branch" ('The antisocial personalities' - 1995 - David T. Lykken)
Explain - Refer to how heroes can also be psychopathic - not just villains. Researching and explaining the typical characteristics associated with X-Altruists.
Conclusion
- Evaluating the essay, referring back to what I hoped to achieve in my introduction
This is a super piece of planning Emily. You have been very thorough and presented a really engaging and rather unique topic which I really like. You have good evidence of primary and secondary research. However, firstly on literacy don't forget to use capital letters at the start of names and secondly, I'm not sure that you are fully explaining what we discussed as a central debate about heroism and villainy in literarature and media, and that it depends upon the audience perspective and who the audience is meant to identify with. It may be that some of your evidence is geared up to reveal this, but it's not clear in your planning. Don't overlook this as I think it's a really important argument. You can bring in theories of audience placement (which we will be doing shortly in class) to this element.
ReplyDeleteGood work though Emily, a very productive use of the lessons you have been researching. Well done.