Naming ?He Who Must Not Be Named?: Analysing Lord Voldemort as the Villain of the ?Harry Potter? Series in a New Light

Abstract

Abstract

The villain, like the fool, has remained a classic archetype from Shakespeare to Disney. However, unlike the fool, it is impossible to pin the villain down to any stereotypical characteristic traits?because the ?baddie? is a shadow of the ?goodie?, and the villain’s personality is determined according to the strength and weaknesses of the hero.