A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development. Agnes Repplier
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The villain is a character from a story that is made to either excite our aversion or fear. The villain has a role to play in the story and must be played by a player with certain characteristics. The villain should be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. He should triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.

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