Hero , anti hero archetype and villain

                       HERO ARCHETYPE , ANTI- ARCHETYPE AND VILLAIN 

What are these figures?  whats the first thing comes into our minds when we                                 hear heroes? villain?

 

this is what we think of ? 

YES they are heroes . 

but what is Hero Archetype? 

before i explain that  ,  let me explain what ''archetype'' means .

Archetype is basically recurring patterns of images, situations or symbols found in mythology , art , religions and dreams of cultures around the world .

So  Hero Archetype is generally a person who has certain traits for instance : unusual birth , traumatic events , special weapon, super natural help and so on . 

when we say unusual birth here we mean , born in certain circumstances, traumatic events where the hero's life changes forever , special weapon which  the hero is the only one to wield  and supernatural help is basically spiritual  guidance. 

taking the example of Lion King

Simba is the hero , his life changes after a traumatic incident where he loses his father and also his spiritual guidance is Rafiki  who tells him to go back to pridelands to save the community from starvation.

ANTI - HERO ARCHETYPE 

These are protagonist who lacks the attributes that mark the heroic spirit , these lacking qualities can be  moral values and so on. 

for instance : THE HUNGER GAMES 

we have Katniss Everdeen  , she is a protagonist but still doesnt care for rights of the others. she is willing to kill others including the innocents if it means succeeding .

VILLAIN 

is the evil , bad character in every story , drama or movie. he or she is basically an antagonist . who is devoted to wickedness . who goes against the heroes.  but this is not always , sometimes villains appear to be the '' good guy'' well thats in rare cases.

for instance :  The Spider Man 

The GREEN GOBLIN 

is originally a scientist , but due to some experimentation which gave him super powers  he went insane and dedicated his life in destroying spiderman's life. 

references : 

http://marvel.wikia.com/Spider-Man_Villains

http://www.slideshare.net/chrismurban/hero-archetype

http://prezi.com/npjmkpwxaxnz/anti-hero-archetype/