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| * ] (as portrayed in some versions, such as '']'') | |||
| * ] in the motion picture ] | |||
| * ], especially as portrayed in the films ], and in the "]" trilogy when he is known as ]. | |||
| * Daniel de Bosola in the play '']''. | |||
| * ] in the television series '']''. | |||
| * Many portrayals of the title character in ] as well as the ] he created. | |||
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| * ] as portrayed in '']'' | |||
| * ], the child serie killer from '']'' | |||
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| * ], not as she was in the original novel by ] but portrayed in the so-called ]. | |||
| * ], the serial killer featured in ]' ] '']''. | |||
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| * ] as portrayed in some of the episodes of ] | |||
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| * ] as portrayed in the motion picture ]. | |||
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| * ] especially as portrayed in the Disney version of ] | |||
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| * ] in the novel '']'' | |||
| * ] as portrayed in the '']'' | |||
| * ], the Joker's totally devoted (and abused) girlfriend | |||
| * ] (aka Harvey Dent) | |||
| * ] as re-imagined for '']'' | |||
| * ] as portrayed in '']'' | |||
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| * ] on the television series '']'' | |||
| * ] in the reimagined '']'' | |||
| * ] in the series '']'' | |||
| * Kevin Uxbridge in the '']'' episode ] | |||
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| * ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/news/story.php?a=2416 |title=The Tragic Villain in All-Star Superman #5 |accessdate=2007-02-15 |publisher=Silver Bullet}}</ref> | * ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/news/story.php?a=2416 |title=The Tragic Villain in All-Star Superman #5 |accessdate=2007-02-15 |publisher=Silver Bullet}}</ref> | ||
| * ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drurywriting.com/john/Cassius.htm |title=Cassius: A Tragic Villain |accessdate=2007-02-15 }}</ref> | * ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drurywriting.com/john/Cassius.htm |title=Cassius: A Tragic Villain |accessdate=2007-02-15 }}</ref> | ||
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A tragic villain is a character, usually an antagonist, who does not truly intend to be a villain. They are perhaps misled or not entirely in control of their feelings and/or actions, or pursuing morally ambiguous logic. This archetype originates as an antithesis to the more classic tragic hero of Aristotelian tragedy which continued into use as a basis for Shakespearean plays. In modern comic books and graphic novels, the character is sometimes referred to as a sympathetic villain.
Examples
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References
- "The Tragic Villain in All-Star Superman #5". Silver Bullet. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- "Cassius: A Tragic Villain". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- "Hannibal Lecter: From Supporting Character To....Romantic Hero?". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- "Symphonic Star Trek". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ "Analysis of Medea as a Tragic Character". Retrieved 2007-02-15.