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Villainy
See also Evil, Wickedness. Vindictiveness (See VENGEANCE.) d’Acunha, Teresa portrait of devilish Spanish servant and kidnapper. [Br. Lit.: The Antiquary] (1754–1817) sadistic, heavy-handed captain of the Bounty [Am. Lit.: Mutiny on the Bounty] (Brutus) Popeye’s archenemy. [Comics: “Thimble Theater” in Horn, 657–658] duo of dirty dealers. [TV: “Rocky and His Friends” in Terrace, II, 252–253] young profligate nobleman; betrays Lady Hermione, slanders Nigel. [Br. Lit.: Fortunes of Nigel] popular personification of a villain. [TV: “Dastardly and Mutley” in Terrace, I, 185] witchlike rich lady dognaps 99 dalmatians for coat-making. [Am. Cinema: 101 Dalmatians in Disney Films, 181–184] iniquitous old man; employs youngsters as thieves. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist] sly fox cajoles Pinocchio onto stage. [Am. Cinema: Pinocchio in Disney Films, 32–37]
slanders Desdemona; precipitates tragedy. [Br. Lit.: Othello] cruel slavemaster of Uncle Tom. [Am. Lit.: Uncle Tom’s Cabin] nefariously seduces the honorable, virtuous Clarissa. [Br. Lit.: Richardson Clarissa Harlowe in Magill I, 143] tries to poison Siegfried and get Nibelung treasure. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Siegfried, Westerman, 241] imprisons and mistreats his wife, tries to force his niece into marriage, and terrorizes the area. [Br. Lit.: Radcliffe The Mysteries of Udolpho in Magill I, 635] attempts to assassinate king; detected by Kenneth’s hound. [Br. Lit.: The Talisman] arch-criminal, foe of Sherlock Holmes. [Br. Lit.: Doyle Sherlock Holmes] prioress abets lustful monk’s plot to punish runaway. [Br. Lit.: The Monk] reprehensible scoundrel; cuckolds and kills Bevis’s father. [Br. Lit.: Bevis of Hampton] a study in dastardliness. [Comics: “Mighty Mouse” in Horn, 492; TV: “The Mighty Mouse Playhouse” in Terrace, II, 96] illegally imprisons and starves Florestan; plans murder. [Ger. Opera: Beethoven, Fidelio, Westerman, 109–110] murders Somerset. [Br. Lit.: II Henry VI] “a crafty devil”; “hourly coining plots.” [Br. Lit.: Cymbeline] offers mock execution for Tosca’s affections. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Tosca, Westerman, 352–354] traditional badman; thwarted in at-tempts to capture Robin Hood. [Br. Lit.: Robin Hood] lustful nobleman; sates his passion on Elvira. [Span. Lit.: The King, the Greatest Alcalde] ambitious knave, schemer, and robber, whose “greatness” is satirized. [Br. Lit.: Fielding Jonathan Wild the Great in Magill II, 516] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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