Fiction has always been a sanctuary for exploring the darker corners of our personality. Through complex and morally ...

Love them or hate them, villains provide some of the most memorable characters in Literature. From the blood-sucking Count Dracula to Shakespeare's dastardly Iago, Stylist looks back at some of ...

The greatest pieces of literature would be nothing without their characters. This could be regarded as an obvious statement, of course stories cannot be made without the people — and sometimes ...

The Jew-villain might not be a realistic figure ... has left far less of an impact on literature than the Shylock story; but it is in many respects a more useful legend. It answers the purpose ...