[ SECRET POST #2283 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2283 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

a well-realised villain is one whom you can see is the hero in his own version of the story.

I agree with this. However, I don't think this view necessarily implies that the villain must have a sympathetic background, or that they must view their own actions as For The Greater Good. I think that's unrealistic and unnecessarily restrains the field of action, if you will. I think it's basically a result of an understanding of what constitutes realism in literature that has too limited a scope. I mean, a picaresque has a protagonist, too, but its protagonist would certainly not be interested in the moral value of their actions.

Where I lose interest is when the narrative treats the fact of the Black Hat's complexity as a twist or revelation, and then drops any real engagement with the fact of his villainy now that he's more sympathetic. Snape from HP and Spike from BtVS are two that occur to me straight off as worthy of discussion in that regard.

I agree with this.