In any book, cartoon or film we all
love to see the heroes defeat the villains,
save the world, win the girl and live
happily ever after. But just between you
and me, don’t we feel a little bit sorry for
the villains as well?
Saruman, from The Lord of the Rings, is
an all-time favourite villain, the type of
villain I like. He is a tall wizard with a long
white beard and cold dark eyes. He
wears a long white robe and carries a
magic staff. Once he was a good wizard
but the power of a magic ring has made
him evil and greedy and now he wants
to rule the world. Only Frodo, the small
ring bearer, can stop him.
Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit, is small,
brave and honest, with bright eyes, curly
brown hair and very large hairy feet! His
mission is to take the magic ring to
Mordor where it will be destroyed. He
travels with some friends and together
they have to face many dangers.
Gandalf a wise wizard, protects them
and shows them the way.
Another of my favourite heroes is
Peter Pan, a mischievous, daring boy
with pointed ears who can fly and never
grows older. Peter and his friends, the
Lost Boys, have a dangerous enemy
called Captain Hook.
With his black moustache, cruel
laugh and a sharp metal hook instead of
a hand, the cunning Captain Hook is a
perfect villain. He always wears a broadbrimmed hat and fine clothes. He lives
with a band of pirates on his ship, the
Jolly Roger, making plans to kidnap the
Lost Boys and capture the boy he hates.
Not all villains are men. The Wicked
Queen in Snow White is one of the most
cold-hearted villains ever. Beautiful but
vain, the queen asks her mirror every
day, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is
the fairest of them all?” The answer
always pleases her, until one day the
mirror replies that kind and caring Snow
White is even prettier than her. The
jealous queen is so angry that she
dresses up as an old woman and gives
Snow White a poisoned apple.
Whether heroes or villains, these are
the characters I admire the most. I love
to watch the heroes fight the villains and
eventually see good win over evil. I also
can’t help feeling for the villains and their
weaknesses; I just love to hate them!
These stories are timeless and the
characters are definitely larger than life.