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ITT genuinely sympathetic villains

>> No.6249059
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6249059

>>6249053
>gets all pissy because he doesn't get to be the center of attention
>sympathetic

>> No.6249065

>>6249053
How accurate is this book to the source materials?
It literally implies that God wanted us to sin so we could breed and that he knew all along that Lucifer was going to betray him (along with humans)

>> No.6249079

Is that even canon?

>> No.6249092

>>6249053
Severus Snape

>>6249059
I'm not convinced you understand what is meant by the phrase "sympathetic villain"

>> No.6249098

>>6249059
Angels already had weapons before the rebellion even had their meeting.
It was clearing an inside job.

>> No.6249127

Our dear narrator from A Clockwork Orange

Beowulf's mother

Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)

Captain James Hook

>> No.6249129

>>6249065
Milton is a heretic, read Dante instead.

>> No.6249132

>>6249127
*Grendel's mother
Whoops

>> No.6249138

>>6249129
I understood that Milton was a republican

>> No.6249139

>>6249138
I understand that you are clearly a retard

>> No.6249155

>>6249132

Speaking of Grendel, there's a book by John Gardner (Grendel) wherein he writes from the monster's viewpoint. It's really cool, makes Grendel a sympathetic character.

>> No.6249162

>>6249127
Also

Ben Cortman, Ruth, and the other victims of the pandemic in I am Legend

>> No.6249166

>>6249053
The dubs man from american psycho

>> No.6249167

>>6249053
H.H.

>> No.6249169

Max "the heretic devil" Stirner

>> No.6249172

>>6249155
Yeah I'm aware, haven't read it yet, but plan to. Need to reread Beowulf first, haven't read in about seven years.

>> No.6249181

the Mule.

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Robb Stark, Starks/Tullys in general

>> No.6249216

>>6249197
Just because they're not the rightful king doesn't make them bad guys.

>>6249166
>>6249167
>actual bad guys
>not just a bit nuts

>> No.6249265

paradise lost is not canon, no. it's basically a fanfic, but it has shaped the christian aesthetic conception ever since

it's not even clear in the bible who or what lucifer is, or even if lucifer and satan are the same entity. it's a wonderful read nontheless

>> No.6249323

>>6249265
>but it has shaped the protestant aesthetic conception ever since
ftfy

>> No.6249324

>>6249323
>implying paradise lost hasn't been a profound influence on christian artistic output, both catholic and protestant

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>>6249059
>>6249129
>>6249139
>>6249265

ITT: mad christfags

>> No.6249331

>>6249265
Been awhile since I've read it, but I thought the book of revelation cleared up the whole question of Satan's identity?