THE MAKING OF A GOOD VILLAIN
April 25, 2015
Mary R. Woldering
Yesterday I read an article posted on my Google+ site about Mental Illness and the fact that murderers or other sorts of villains in the media and in novels are often discovered to have a mental illness which fuels their particular evil..
In my novel series Children of Stone, I've developed a great villain. He is admired and even loved by those around him for his great intellect, power, wealth, and his ability to move and manipulate support behind the scenes. What is less well known is that he has had complete control of Kemet for decades, quietly getting rid of any threats to his status. I took him from a real person, but added much after I had meditated upon his character.
Prince Hordjedtef, son of Khufu and Count of Nekhen was considered the Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Ernest Hemingway (all rolled into one) He was actually second in line to be king, but after his brother Kawab's sudden death, his sister threw her support behind a different brother.
SPURNED, he decided to become the greatest mind and did. A fragment of his writing exists and there is evidence much of his other work was plagarized by later scholars.
He was loved and even worshipped as a god by other priests after he died. Then, his tomb was defaced.
TO ME HE WAS IRRESISTABLE Think of a man set to be king and passed by, deciding to control or destroy whoever ruled until the day he died. Incredibly wise, he decided the wisdom of the universe belonged to him too. You could understand his darkness.
When Marai arrives, an unwashed outsider in search of wisdom with a gift of the Children of Stone (and their powers) the elder prince sees only a threat he will not be able to control.
He has no choice but to destroy Marai but to do it in a way that will not be suspect.
MENTAL ILLNESS; Or is it something else seen commonly in politicians and heads of companies? You decide!
(below is a sketch...the image of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons)
http://www.amazon.com/Children-Stone…...…
http://www.amazon.com/Children-Stone-...…
Mary R. Woldering
Yesterday I read an article posted on my Google+ site about Mental Illness and the fact that murderers or other sorts of villains in the media and in novels are often discovered to have a mental illness which fuels their particular evil..
In my novel series Children of Stone, I've developed a great villain. He is admired and even loved by those around him for his great intellect, power, wealth, and his ability to move and manipulate support behind the scenes. What is less well known is that he has had complete control of Kemet for decades, quietly getting rid of any threats to his status. I took him from a real person, but added much after I had meditated upon his character.
Prince Hordjedtef, son of Khufu and Count of Nekhen was considered the Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Ernest Hemingway (all rolled into one) He was actually second in line to be king, but after his brother Kawab's sudden death, his sister threw her support behind a different brother.
SPURNED, he decided to become the greatest mind and did. A fragment of his writing exists and there is evidence much of his other work was plagarized by later scholars.
He was loved and even worshipped as a god by other priests after he died. Then, his tomb was defaced.
TO ME HE WAS IRRESISTABLE Think of a man set to be king and passed by, deciding to control or destroy whoever ruled until the day he died. Incredibly wise, he decided the wisdom of the universe belonged to him too. You could understand his darkness.
When Marai arrives, an unwashed outsider in search of wisdom with a gift of the Children of Stone (and their powers) the elder prince sees only a threat he will not be able to control.
He has no choice but to destroy Marai but to do it in a way that will not be suspect.
MENTAL ILLNESS; Or is it something else seen commonly in politicians and heads of companies? You decide!
(below is a sketch...the image of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons)
http://www.amazon.com/Children-Stone…...…
http://www.amazon.com/Children-Stone-...…
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