Essay Re-draft (Final)
Representations of heroes and villains in the crime/action genre This essay will examine the representations and the exploration of heroes and villains in the action/crime genre, researching into what it takes for a character to receive their title as a hero or villain. This will also show the perception of central heroes and villains, or a protagonist and an antagonist showing how they are binary opposites along with exploring their similarities and differences. Heroes and villains have always existed in storytelling and fiction, even before the invention of film and television. One example of this is shown through the use of heroes and villains in plays and novels written by William Shakespeare. In Shakespeare’s 'Othello', villainy is portrayed through the character of Iago who is the main antagonist of the play, Iago being one of Shakespeare’s most manipulative and sinister villains. Another of Shakespeare’s villains is the character Lady Macbeth from the play ...